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Mayfair is an area in London, England in the City of Westminster, named after the fortnight-long May Fair that took place there from 1686 until it was banned in that location in 1764. Prior to 1686, the May Fair was held in the Haymarket, and after 1764, it moved to Fair Field in Bow.

The area was owned by the Grosvenor family and much of the land is still part of the Grosvenor estate. It was developed during the late seventeenth century.

Mayfair is roughly bordered by Hyde Park to the west, Oxford Street to the north, Green Park to the south and Regent Street to the east. Buildings in Mayfair include the United States embassy on Grosvenor Square near the Roosevelt Memorial , the Royal Academy of Arts, Grosvenor House and the Dorchester Hotel s.

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Nearest tube stations:

Bond Street tube stationBond Street tube station is a London Underground station on Oxford Street, near the junction with New Bond Street. The entrance to the station is inside a shopping arcade on Oxford Street. It is on the Jubilee Line, between Baker Street and Green Park and
Green Park tube stationGreen Park tube station is a London Underground station located on the north side of Green Park itself, on Piccadilly close to its intersection with the pedestrian Queen's Walk. It is in zone 1. It is between Bond Street and Westminster on the Jubilee Lin
Hyde Park Corner tube station
Marble Arch tube station
St. James's Park tube station
Victoria tube station

Nearest railway station:

Victoria station

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MayfairMayfair is an area in London, England in the City of Westminster, named after the fortnight-long May Fair that took place there from 1686 until it was banned in that location in 1764. Prior to 1686, the May Fair was held in the Haymarket, and after 1764,

Mayfair (magazine)Mayfair is a British soft-core pornographic magazine. It has always tended to carry pictures of "girl next door" types. In the mid-1980s, it was bought by Paul Raymond Publications, which already published soft core titles such as Men Only and Club Intern

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