Originally a place name in London, England, it is now known as another name for the Metropolitan Police. There was a place called this name in central London, on the north bank of the River Thames, west of the current Charing Cross station of the National Railway. When England and Scotland were separate countries, there was a mansion where the Scottish king and ambassadors stayed when they visited the English royal family, so it was called Scotland's Yard. After 1603, England and Scotland came under the rule of one king (personal union), and in 1707 the two countries were united, so the mansion became unnecessary and came under government control. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
本来はイギリスのロンドン市内の一地名であったが,現在はロンドン警視庁の別名として知られている。ロンドンの中央部,テムズ川北岸べり,現在国鉄チャリング・クロス駅の西側に,この名で呼ばれる地があった。かつてイングランドとスコットランドが別の国であったころ,スコットランド国王や大使が,イングランド王室を訪ねたおりに泊まる屋敷があったために,スコットランドのヤード(囲い庭)という名がついた。1603年以後,イングランドとスコットランドは1人の王の統治下(同君連合)となり,さらに1707年両国は合同したため,この屋敷は不要となり,政府所管となった。
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