West End of London

district of Central London

The West End of London (usually referred to as the West End) is an area of Central and West London.

Night entertainment in Leicester Square – the heart of the West End.

It contains many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings, and entertainment venues (including the commercial West End theatres). Use of the term began in the early 19th century to describe fashionable areas to the west of Charing Cross.[1] For strategic planning, the area is one of two international centres in the London Plan.[2]

The West End is the second most expensive place in the world in which to rent office space, after Tokyo.[3]

References change

  1. Mills A. 2001. Oxford dictionary of London place names.)
  2. Greater London Authority, The London Plan: the sub regions Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "The world's most expensive office rents"., CBC. Retrieved on 1 May 2013