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Mount Street, London

Mount Street, LondonUse British English from June 2015
Audley, Mayfair, W1 2711037055
Audley, Mayfair, W1 2711037055

Mount Street is an east–west, quite narrow, archetypal street in the Mayfair district of the City of Westminster, London fronted by many mid-rise buildings, mostly of a narrow frontage. The sides of two very grand hotels flank part of either end of the street. Small, high-end property businesses, investment funds and accountancy businesses punctuate the buildings as well as a row of traditional businesses and conversion-style mansion block apartments or, more generally, authentic such homes.

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Mount Street, London
Mount Street, City of Westminster Mayfair

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W1K 2SU City of Westminster, Mayfair
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