Pimlico

Pimlico is a district in London, England and part of the City of Westminster.

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The area is roughly delimited by the River Thames to the south and Victoria Station to the north. The entire district was formerly owned by the property owning Grosvenor family.

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In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Manor of Ebury (from which Pimlico's Ebury Street gets its name) was divided up and leased by the Crown to servants or favourites. In 1623, James I sold the freehold of Ebury for ?1,151 and 15 shillings (?1,151.75). The land was sold on several more times, until it came into the hands of heiress Mary Davies in 1666.

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River Thames: :This article is about the River Thames in southern England. For other meanings of the word Thames, see Thames (disambiguation)...

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