Strand

Summary

Strand is a street^[1]. Strand ranks in the top 1% of street entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Strand is located in City of Westminster^[3].
• Strand is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Strand's image is recorded as Strand, London WC2 - geograph.org.uk - 752450.jpg^[5].
• Strand's image is recorded as The Strand 02.jpg^[6].
• Strand's instance of is recorded as street^[7].
• Strand's maintained by is recorded as TfL^[8].
• Strand's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 123433385^[9].
• Strand's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh98002526^[10].
• Strand's postal code is recorded as WC2^[11].
• Strand's part of is recorded as A4 road^[12].
• Strand's Commons category is recorded as Strand, London^[13].
• Strand's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5114, 'lon': -0.119}^[14].
• Strand's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01tp60^[15].
• Strand's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Strand, London^[16].
• Strand's described at URL is recorded as https://metro.co.uk/2026/03/23/this-unexpected-london-street-named-one-worlds-must-visit-27616955^[17].
• Strand's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[18].
• Strand's category for people who died here is recorded as Q108636897^[19].
• Strand's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6640323^[20].
• Strand's BBC Things ID is recorded as 180396cf-7206-4eb0-b4a7-f264c1d5b41c^[21].
• Strand's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Strand'}^[22].
• Strand's place name sign is recorded as Strandlondon.jpg^[23].
• Strand's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+0.8'}^[24].
• Strand's connects with is recorded as Trafalgar Square^[25].
• Strand's connects with is recorded as Aldwych^[26].
• Strand's connects with is recorded as Fleet Street^[27].

Body

Geography

Strand is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Strand is located in City of Westminster^[3]. Strand's part of is recorded as A4 road^[12].

Physical Characteristics

Strand's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+0.8'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Strand's instance of is recorded as street^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Strand include Aldwych tube station^[28], a London Underground station^[29], in United Kingdom^[30] and Waterloo Bridge^[31], a box girder bridge^[32], in United Kingdom^[33].

Why It Matters

Strand ranks in the top 1% of street entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).^[2] Strand has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Strand is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Strand include Aldwych tube station^[28], a London Underground station^[29], in United Kingdom^[30] and Waterloo Bridge^[31], a box girder bridge^[32], in United Kingdom^[33].