Covent Garden
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Covent Garden









Location

OS grid reference:
TQ303809

Latitude:
51.5119°

Longitude:
-0.1213°

Administration

London borough:
Westminster, Camden

County level:
Greater London

Region:
London

Constituent country:
England

Sovereign state:
United Kingdom

Other

Ceremonial county:
Greater London

Historic county:
Middlesex

Services

Police force:
Metropolitan Police

Fire brigade:
London Fire Brigade

Ambulance service:
London Ambulance

Post office and telephone

Post town:
LONDON

Postal district:
WC2

Dialling code:
020

Politics

UK Parliament:
Cities of London and Westminster, Holborn and St. Pancras

London Assembly:
West Central London

European Parliament:
London

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The exterior of Covent Garden market




The interior of Covent Garden Market
Covent Garden is a district in central London straddling the easternmost parts of the City of Westminster and the southwest corner of the London Borough of Camden. The area is dominated by shopping and entertainment facilities and contains an entrance to the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, which is also widely known simply as "Covent Garden," and the bustling Seven Dials area.
The area is bounded by High Holborn, Kingsway, The Strand and Charing Cross Road. Covent Garden Piazza is located in the geographical centre of the area and was the site of a flower, fruit and vegetable market from the 1500s until 1974, when the wholesale market relocated to New Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms.
Contents
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1 History
1.1 Roman times to the 1500s
1.2 1600s to 1800s
1.3 Modern day period
2 Other information
3 External links


[edit] History
[edit] Roman times to the 1500s
A settlement has existed in the area since the Roman times of Londinium.
"Convent Garden" (later corrupted to Covent Garden as we know it today) was