Westminster (disambiguation)

Westminster is an area within the City of Westminster, London, UK.

Westminster may also refer to:

Education

• University of Westminster, London, U.D.
• Westminster College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, a defunct College of Chemistry and Pharmacy in London, founded in 1841
• Westminster Seminary California, a Reformed seminary in Escondido, California, U.S.
• Westminster Theological Seminary, a Reformed seminary headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Westminster Academy

• Westminster Academy (Florida), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
• Westminster Academy, London, London, UK
• Westminster Academy (Tennessee), Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

Westminster Christian Academy

• Westminster Christian Academy (Georgia), Watkinsville, Georgia, U.S.
• Westminster Christian Academy (Louisiana), Opelousas, Louisiana, U.S.
• Westminster Christian Academy (Missouri), St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Westminster College

• City of Westminster College, London, U.K.
• Westminster Choir College, in Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
• Westminster College (Utah), Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
• Westminster College, Cambridge, U.K.
• Westminster College, Oxford
• former name of Wesley College (Mississippi), U.S.
• Westminster College (Missouri), Fulton, Missouri, U.S.
• Westminster College (Pennsylvania), U.S.
• Westminster College, Texas, U.S.
• Westminster Kingsway College, London, U.K.

Other schools

• Westminster High School (disambiguation)
• Westminster School (disambiguation)

Entertainment

• "Westminster", a song written by James Montgomery and released on the Feldons' 2008 album A Cabinet of Human Oddities
• Westminster Records, an American record label of the LP era
• Westminster Review, a journal for philosophical radicals, was sometimes known simply as the Westminster

Government

• Palace of Westminster, the home of the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London
  • Westminster Hall, part of the Palace of Westminster, where the Court of King's Bench sat 1215–1665
• Statute of Westminster (disambiguation), several laws
• Westminster, a metonym for the Parliament and Government of the United Kingdom
  • Parliament of the United Kingdom (from 1800), the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories
  • Parliament of Great Britain (1707–1800), formed following the ratification of the Acts of Union by the Parliaments of England and Scotland
  • Westminster system, a parliamentary system of government modelled after the United Kingdom
• Westminster (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia
• Westminster District (federal electoral district) in the Canadian province of British Columbia
• Westminster District (Metropolis), London, England

Parliamentary constituencies

• Cities of London and Westminster (UK Parliament constituency) (1950– )
• Westminster (UK Parliament constituency) (1545–1918)
• Westminster Abbey (UK Parliament constituency) (1918–1950)
• Westminster St George's (UK Parliament constituency)

People

• Dean of Westminster, head of the chapter at Westminster Abbey
• Matthew of Westminster, long regarded as the author of the Flores Historiarum, now thought never to have existed

Places

England

• City of Westminster, since 1965 the name of the London Borough the district is within
• Metropolitan Borough of Westminster, from 1899 to 1965 also called the "City of Westminster", London
• Liberty of Westminster, administration prior to 1899 – also known as the "City and Liberties of Westminster", London
• Westminster St Margaret and St John, an ancient parish in the City and Liberty of Westminster
• Westminster, Ellesmere Port, suburb of the town of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

South Africa

• Westminster, Free State, a village

United States

• Westminster, California, a city in Orange County
• Westminster, Colorado, a home rule municipality in Adams and Jefferson counties
• Westminster, Louisiana, a census-designated place in East Baton Rouge Parish
• Westminster, Maryland, a city in Carroll County
• Westminster, Massachusetts, a town in Worcester County
• Westminster, Michigan, a ghost town in Grand Traverse County
• Westminster, Ohio, an unincorporated community in Allen County
• Westminster, South Carolina, a city in Oconee County
• Westminster, Texas, an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Collin County
• Westminster (town), Vermont, a town in Windham County
• Westminster (village), Vermont, a village in Windham County
• Westminster Historic District, historic center of Westminster, Maryland

Australia

• Westminster, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth

Canada

• Westminster, Ontario (disambiguation)
• Westminster–Branson, a neighborhood in Toronto
• New Westminster, historic capital of Britisih Columbia
• South Westminster, a neighbourhood of Whalley, Surrey

Religion

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster, an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Westminster, London, United Kingdom
  • Archbishop of Westminster, the Roman Catholic Cardinal of Westminster
• Synods of Westminster ecclesiastical councils held in Westminster
• Westminster Abbey, in the district of Westminster, London
• Westminster Assembly of 1643, appointed by the Long Parliament to restructure the Church of England
  • Westminster Confession of Faith, a Reformed confession of faith authored by this assembly
  • Westminster Shorter Catechism a Reformed catechism written by the Westminster Assembly
  • Westminster Larger Catechism, a Reformed catechism written by the Westminster Assembly
• Westminster Cathedral, the Catholic Mother Church of England and Wales, also located within Westminster, London
• Westminster Presbyterian Church (disambiguation), several churches that share the name
• Westminster Seminary California, a Reformed seminary in Escondido, California, United States
• Westminster Theological Seminary, a Reformed seminary headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Transportation

• Austin Westminster, a 1954 motor car
• HMS Westminster (F237), a frigate of the Royal Navy
• HMS Westminster (L40) (1918–1948), W-class destroyer of the Royal Navy
• Westminster, a former yacht converted into commercial service
• Westminster, the name of a steam locomotive built by Peckett and Sons of Bristol in 1914 as part of an order from the War Office, currently under restoration at Northampton & Lamport Railway
• Westland Westminster, British helicopter

Other uses

• Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (1994– ), Chelsea, U.K.
• Duke of Westminster, major landowner, originally in London and now worldwide
  • Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature
• Mount Westminster, a mountain in the Supporters Range
• National Westminster Bank, a large retail and commercial bank in the U.K.
  • Westminster Bank, one of its predecessors
• Westminster (Evanston, Illinois), an apartment building in Evanston, Illinois
• Westminster (typeface), a font designed for Westminster Bank to be easily readable by machines on cheques.
• Westminster Bridge, London, U.K.
• Westminster Bubble or Village, a notion that MPs, peers, government workers and reporters live a life dominated by politics and know none of the concerns of normal life
• Westminster Hospital (1719–1994), London, U.K.
• Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City, U.S.
• Westminster paedophile dossier, a dossier on paedophiles allegedly associated with the British government
• Westminster Quarters, a tune that many clocks play on the hour
• Westminster tube station, in central London, U.K.

See also

• New Westminster, a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia; formerly the colonial capital (1858–71)
• New Westminster (disambiguation)
• Treaty of Westminster (disambiguation)
• Westminster, Ontario (disambiguation)
• Westminster Catechism (disambiguation)
• Westminster Council (disambiguation)