Editing Whitehall (section)

== Geography and name ==
The name Whitehall was used for several buildings in the [[Tudor period]].{{sfn|Weinreb|Hibbert|Keay|Keay|2008|p=1019}} It either referred to a building made of light stone, or as a general term for any festival building. This included the Royal [[Palace of Whitehall]], which in turn gave its name to the street.{{sfn|Weinreb|Hibbert|Keay|Keay|2008|p=1020}}

The street is about {{convert|0.4|mi|km}} long and runs through the [[City of Westminster]]. It is part of the [[A3212 road|A3212]], a main road in Central London that leads towards [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]] via the [[Houses of Parliament]] and [[Vauxhall Bridge]]. It runs south from [[Trafalgar Square]], past numerous government buildings, including the old [[War Office]] building, [[Horse Guards (building)|Horse Guards]], the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]], the [[Cabinet Office]], and the [[Department of Health]]. It ends at the [[The Cenotaph, Whitehall|Cenotaph]], the road ahead being Parliament Street. [[Great Scotland Yard]] and [[Horse Guards Avenue]] branch off to the east, while [[Downing Street]] branches off to the west at the southern section of the street.<ref name=gmap>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/51.502022,-0.1261083/51.5071583,-0.1274628/@51.5050201,-0.1314156,16z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e2 |title=Derby Gate, London to Trafalgar Square |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=12 June 2016 |archive-date=7 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307054038/https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/51.502022,-0.1261083/51.5071583,-0.1274628/@51.5050201,-0.1314156,16z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e2 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The nearest [[London Underground|tube]] stations are [[Charing Cross tube station|Charing Cross]] at the north end, and [[Westminster tube station|Westminster]] at the south. Numerous London bus routes run along Whitehall, including 12, 24, 88, 159 and 453.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/central-london-bus-map.pdf |title=Central London Bus Map |publisher=Transport for London |access-date=12 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313082004/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/central-london-bus-map.pdf |archive-date=13 March 2017}}</ref>