20Things You Didn’t


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4. 5. 6. That’s 28.5 million visitors a year.


Business tourists to Westminster spend four to five times more than those here for leisure and sightseeing.


There are 182 different nationalities resident in Westminster, the highest of any London borough.


More people are employed in Westminster than in any other local authority area in Great Britain.


The largest industrial group in Westminster is banking, finance and insurance, which makes up over 37 percent of employment in the area.


7. Westminster has 250,000 residents but has 1,000,000 commuters, workers, students and tourists entering the district each day.


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35 percent of London’s available bed space is in Westminster.


There are around 450 hotels and 30,000 bars, clubs and restaurants in Westminster.


10. Westminster is home to the Monarchy, the Government, many Commonwealth High Commissions and foreign embassies.


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The City has over 11,000 listed buildings of architectural and historical significance.


The Palace of Westminster, better known now as the Houses of Parliament, used to be the primary London residence for the Kings of England until a fire destroyed a large part of the building in 1512.


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The Houses of Parliament is a World Heritage site, one of only four in London.


London used to be made up of two ancient cities; the City of Westminster and the City of London.


15. Westminster was established as a borough in 1965. 16.


The borough of Westminster spreads across 2,204 hectares of London.


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The borough of Westminster is served by 27 Tube stations and 10 of the 12 London underground lines.


There are 52 theatres all within walking distance of each other in Westminster’s West End.


19. West End theatres outsell New York’s Broadway with over 13 million visitors each year.


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The number of tourists coming to Westminster during the Olympics 2012 are hard to predict, but current estimations suggest that London may receive as many as five million visitors.


Know About Westminster 1.


95 percent of tourists to London visit Westminster.


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