Talk:Scotland Yard

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[edit] WikiProject British Crime

For those interested, a WikiProject regarding crime in Great Britain has been proposed. MadMax 19:16, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Surely the origin of name (so I'd always heard) is that it was the point of departure for the Scotland coaches? Certainly Edinburgh has an equivalent area: London Road is still visibly the natural head of the M1 (despite traffic changes and the construction of a bridge and new ceremonial route straight to Princes Street). Will research this. JackyR 17:12, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

I believe the name was a result of being built upon land owned by Adam Scot.I may have read this in Roy Porter's London, I am not sure.

I believe that the derivation of the name as currently stated in the article is correct, and indeed is more than 'a popular explanation'. It was referred to as "a parcel of land late of the king of Scotts" in 1440, and "Kyng of Scottis" ground in 1462. Russ London 01:52, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

That's the version I've read as well, and I agree it's probably more substantiatable than suggested in the article. A cited source needs to be here in any case. Bobanny 20:42, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What does it do?

the article is focused on the name and address. It's not clear to me, an American, what are Scotland Yard's responsibilities, and/or the limits on those responsibilities, etc. Probably, non-Americans don't know the difference between American "state police", sheriff's departments, FBI, etc., but that's basically what I'm wondering. For instance, who does what Scotland Yard does outside of greater London?

County police forces. The information you're looking for is under Metropolitan Police Service. The Wednesday Island 14:07, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

I've added a new section to this article which will hopefully make this clearer. -- ChrisO 07:41, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

I have added a 2nd hat-note: "For activities, see: Metropolitan Police Service" - at the top of the article to direct readers looking for details about "What it does" (topic). -Wikid77 10:19, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Shouldn't this be moved to "New Scotland Yard" ? Niall123 21:58, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Quite right. Scotland Yard should be reserved for information about the various Scots legations that resided there prior to the act of Union, and then on the home of the early police, following their time at Bow street.Brendandh 17:14, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Is not the term Scotland Yard (and the Yard) also used for the Metropolitan Police Service itself ("They called in Scotland Yard/the Yard")? User:Shulgi 18 December 2006, 18:00 (UTC)

Wikipedia naming conventions are to use the most commonly used name, which in this case is "Scotland Yard." Bobanny 20:45, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

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