Whitehall

Meanings

1. A wide street in Westminster between Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square; it houses several government offices.
2. The British government or civil service
3. A number of other places in England:
4. An eastern suburb of Bristol (OS grid ref ST6174).
5. A hamlet in Hemyock parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST1214).
6. A hamlet in Marwood parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5337).
7. A hamlet in Odiham parish, Hart district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7452).
8. A hamlet in Sandon parish, North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL3331).
9. A suburb of Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6920).
10. A hamlet in Shipley parish, Horsham district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ1321).
11. A village on the isle of Stronsay, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY6528).
12. A northern suburb of Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 1638).

Etymology

From Middle English whit (“white”) + halgh (“corner, nook; hall”).