Each of the below items is a hint to the name of a square on the standard London Monopoly board (for example, “famous for its prison” would be Pentonville Road).
- The A2 in London.
- Gives its name to London’s first professional police force, which had six men on its founding in 1749.
- Metonym for the British government.
- Home of the Savoy Hotel.
- Home of the Dorchester Hotel
- Where Harry Potter leaves for Hogwarts.
- Named after a 16th and 17th century item of clothing
- Home of the Blind Beggar, the pub where Ronnie Kray infamously shot George Cornell dead in 1966.
- Named after a ball game.
- Shares its name with a Japanese board game
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- The A2 in London.
A: Old Kent Road
- Gives its name to London’s first professional police force, which had six men on its founding in 1749.
A: Bow Street (as in the Bow Street Runners)
- Metonym for the British government.
A: Whitehall
- Home of the Savoy Hotel.
A: The Strand
- Home of the Dorchester Hotel
A: Park Lane
- Where Harry Potter leaves for Hogwarts.
A: Kings Cross Station
- Named after a 16th and 17th century item of clothing
A: Piccadilly
- Home of the Blind Beggar, the pub where Ronnie Kray infamously shot George Cornell dead in 1966.
A: Whitechapel Road
- Named after a ball game.
A: Pall Mall
- Shares its name with a Japanese board game
A: Go
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