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  2. Forms of address in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In court (assembly, presbytery and session) a person may only be addressed as Mr, Mrs, Miss, Dr, Prof, etc. depending on academic achievement. Thus ministers are correctly addressed as, for example, Mr Smith or Mrs Smith unless they have a higher degree or academic appointment e.g. Dr Smith or Prof. Smith.

  3. Embassy of the United States, London - Wikipedia

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    The Embassy of the United States of America in London is the diplomatic mission of the United States in the United Kingdom. [ 1 ] It is located in Nine Elms and is the largest American embassy in Western Europe [ 2 ] and the focal point for events relating to the United States held in the United Kingdom. There has been an American legation in ...

  4. Palace of Westminster - Wikipedia

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    Reference no. 1226284. The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England. It is commonly called the Houses of Parliament after the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two legislative chambers which occupy the building. The palace is one of the centres of political ...

  5. Postcodes in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Postal codes used in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies are known as postcodes (originally, postal codes). [1] They are alphanumeric and were adopted nationally between 11 October 1959 and 1974, having been devised by the General Post Office (Royal Mail). [2] The system uses alphanumeric codes to designate ...

  6. List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of postcode areas, used by Royal Mail for the purposes of directing mail within the United Kingdom.The postcode area is the largest geographical unit used and forms the initial characters of the alphanumeric UK postcode. [1]

  7. London - Wikipedia

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    London (/ ˈlʌndən / LUN-dən) [6] is the capital and largest city [c] of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 8,866,180 in 2022. [2] The wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. [7]

  8. 2 Marsham Street - Wikipedia

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    2 Marsham Street is an office building on Marsham Street in the City of Westminster, London, and headquarters of the Home Office and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (and its predecessor bodies), departments of the British Government, since March 2005. Before this date the Home Office was located at 50 Queen Anne's Gate.

  9. 10 Downing Street - Wikipedia

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    Architect (s) Christopher Wren. 10 Downing Street in London is the official residence and office of the prime minister of the United Kingdom. [2] Colloquially known as Number 10, the building is in Downing Street, off Whitehall in the City of Westminster. It is over 300 years old, is Grade I listed, [1] and contains approximately 100 rooms.