List of places named after Queen Victoria
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A large number of places which were once in the former British Empire were named after the British monarch who reigned over it for the greater part of its most dominant period, Queen Victoria. As such, Victoria is one of the most commemorated individuals in place-names around the world.
Other places that have the name "Victoria", without the association with Queen Victoria, tend to be derived from the Spanish language word for 'victory', see Victoria (disambiguation).
Contents
- 1 Commonwealth realms
- 2 Outside the Commonwealth realms
- 2.1 Burma
- 2.2 Cameroon
- 2.3 France
- 2.4 The Gambia
- 2.5 Germany
- 2.6 Ghana
- 2.7 Greece
- 2.8 Hong Kong
- 2.9 India
- 2.10 Republic of Ireland
- 2.11 Kenya
- 2.12 Malaysia
- 2.13 Malta
- 2.14 Mauritius
- 2.15 Nigeria
- 2.16 Pakistan
- 2.17 Seychelles
- 2.18 Singapore
- 2.19 South Africa
- 2.20 Sri Lanka
- 2.21 Tanzania
- 2.22 Uganda
- 2.23 United States
- 2.24 Zambia
- 2.25 Zimbabwe
- 3 See also
- 4 References
Commonwealth realms[edit]
Australia[edit]
- State of Queensland
- State of Victoria
- Great Victoria Desert
- Queen Victoria Terrace, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
- Lake Alexandrina, South Australia
- Queen's College, Melbourne, Victoria
- Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland
- Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, New South Wales
- Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne, Victoria
- Queen Victoria Street, Bexley, New South Wales
- Queen Victoria Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales
- Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
- Queen Victoria Street, Leonora, Western Australia
- Queen Victoria Street, Newington, Victoria
- Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria
- Victoria Square, Adelaide, South Australia
- Victoria Street, Melbourne, Victoria
- Victoria Park, Perth, Western Australia
- Victoria Dock (Melbourne), Victoria
- Victoria Street, Brunswick (Melbourne Suburb)
Belize[edit]
- Victoria Peak
- lake Ahmad Sadallah
Canada[edit]
Main article: Royal eponyms in Canada > Queen Victoria
During the process of Confederation, "Victorialand" and "Victorialia" were among the alternative suggestions to Canada as to what the name of the new Dominion should be. "[1][2]
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal
- Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie, Ontario
- Square Victoria, Montreal
- Queen Victoria Hospital, Revelstoke, British Columbia
- Victoria Bridge, Montreal
- Victoria Avenue, Montreal
- Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
- Victoria University, Toronto
- Victoria Park, Kingston, Ontario
- Victoria Street, Kingston, Ontario
- Queen's Park, Toronto
- Victoria Street, Toronto
- Victoria Park Avenue, Toronto
- Victoria Park, Edmonton
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Regina, Saskatchewan
- Victoria, Newfoundland
- Victoriaville, Quebec
- Victoria Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories
- Victoria and Albert Mountains, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
New Zealand[edit]
- Mount Victoria, Auckland
- Mount Victoria, Wellington
- Queen Street, Auckland
- Queenstown, New Zealand
- Victoria Street, Auckland, Auckland
- Victoria Park, Auckland, Auckland
- Victoria Square, Christchurch
- Victoria Land, Ross Dependency
Papua New Guinea[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
Note: this is only a small sample of the hundreds of locations in the United Kingdom with the name 'Victoria'.
England[edit]
- Queen Victoria Road, Coventry
- Queen Victoria Road, Sheffield
- Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Queen Victoria Street, London
- Royal Victoria Dock, London
- Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Victoria Bridge, Datchet
- Victoria Embankment, London
- Victoria Gate, Hyde Park
- Victoria Gate, Kew Gardens
- Victoria Park, East London
- Victoria Hall, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
- Victoria Park, Stretford
- Victoria Place, Richmond upon Thames
- Victoria Quays, Sheffield
- Victoria Avenue, Wellington, Shropshire
- Victoria Gardens and Victoria Square, Truro, Cornwall
- Victoria Road, Brighton
- Victoria Road, Cambridge
- Victoria Road, Canterbury
- Victoria Road, Chelmsford, Essex
- Victoria Road, Dagenham, Essex
- Victoria Road, Diss, Norfolk
- Victoria Road, Halton, Cheshire
- Victoria Road, Kilburn, London
- Victoria Road, London
- Victoria Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk
- Victoria Road, Oxford
- Victoria Road, Plymouth
- Victoria Road, South Ruislip, London
- Victoria Road, Stretford, Manchester
- Victoria Road, Swindon, Wiltshire
- Victoria Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
- Victoria Station, London
- Victoria Street, London
Northern Ireland[edit]
- Queen Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Great Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Queen's University, Belfast
- Great Victoria Street railway station, Belfast
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
- Victoria College, Belfast
- Victoria Park, Belfast
- Victoria Square, Belfast
Scotland[edit]
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Edinburgh
- Glasgow Victoria Infirmary
- Victoria Park, Aberdeen
- Victoria Park, Dingwall
- Victoria Park, Glasgow
- Victoria Road, Aberdeen
- Victoria Road, Ballater
- Victoria Road, Brora
- Victoria Road, Dundee
- Queen Street, Dundee
- Victoria Road, Dunoon
- Victoria Road, Fort William
- Victoria Road, Glasgow
- Victoria Road, Gourock
- Victoria Road, Helensburgh
- Victoria Road, Kirkcaldy
- Victoria Road, Leven, Fife
- Victoria Road, Lockerbie
- Victoria Road, North Berwick
- Victoria Road, Peterhead
- Victoria Street, Dunfermline
- Victoria Street, Edinburgh
- Victoria Street, Fraserburgh
- Victoria Street, Galashiels
- Victoria Street, Lanark
- Victoria Street, Newton Stewart
- Victoria Street, Perth
- Victoria Tower, Greenock
Isle of Man[edit]
- Victoria Pier, Douglas
- Victoria Road, Douglas
- Victoria Road Prison, Douglas
- Victoria Road, Onchan
- Victoria Road, Castletown
- Victoria Road School, Castletown
- Victoria Street, Douglas
Jersey[edit]
- Victoria College, Jersey Victoria College, St Helier, Jersey
Outside the Commonwealth realms[edit]
Burma[edit]
- Mount Victoria (Nat Ma Taung)
Cameroon[edit]
- Limbe, was known as Victoria until 1982
France[edit]
- Avenue de la Reine Victoria, Biarritz
- Avenue Reine Victoria, Nice
- Excelsior Régina Palace, Nice
The Gambia[edit]
- Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital, Banjul
Germany[edit]
Ghana[edit]
- Victoriaborg, neighborhood of Accra
Greece[edit]
- Victoria Square in Athens
- Victoria metro station on the Athens Metro, situated under the aforementioned square
Hong Kong[edit]
Hong Kong was a British colony from 1840s to 1997.
- Jubilee Street
- Queen's Pier
- Queen's Road
- Queensway
- Queen Victoria Street
- Queen Street
- Statue Square
- Victoria City
- Victoria Gap
- Victoria Harbour
- Victoria Park
- Victoria Peak
- Victoria Prison
- Victoria Road
- Queen's College, Hong Kong
- Tang Siu Kin Victoria Government Secondary School (Former Victoria Technical School)
- Victoria Swimming Pool
India[edit]
- Victoria Terminus, (VT) Bombay; Recently changed to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai, although it is known locally as VT.
- Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, (VJTI) Bombay; Renamed in 1998 to Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai.
- Victoria Gardens, (Byculla) Bombay; Renamed as Jijamata Udyaan,(Byculla), Mumbai, and also known as Veermata Jijabai Bhonsle Udyan.
- Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
- Victoria Public Hall, Chennai
- Victoria Park, Bhavnagar
Republic of Ireland[edit]
- Victoria Street, Dublin
- Victoria Cross, Cork
- Victoria Place, Galway
- Victoria Quay, Cork
- Victoria Quay
- Victoria Street, Cork
- Victoria Avenue, Cork
- Victoria Road, Cork
- Queenstown former name of Cobh
Kenya[edit]
Malaysia[edit]
- Victoria Institution, an elite secondary school, Kuala Lumpur
- Victoria International College, a private higher education institution, Kuala Lumpur
- Victoria Bridge, Malaysia, one of the oldest single track railway bridge in the country located in Karai, Perak
- Jubilee Clock Tower of Queen Victoria, King Edward Place, George Town, Penang
- Victoria Pier, the jetty of Penang
- Victoria, Labuan, the capital of the Malaysian Federal Territory of Labuan, an island off the north coast of Borneo
- Victoria Park, a park in Ipoh, Perak
- Victoria Club of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, a private club in Kuala Lumpur
- Victoria Fountain, a Nouveau-inspired fountain in Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur
- Victoria Memorial Fountain, a landmark fountain in Melaka town square
- Lebuh Victoria, a famous street in George Town, Penang
- Victoria Green, the playing field of the Chinese Recreation Club which houses the Queen Victoria Memorial Statue, Penang
- Queensbay, a development area of Penang which houses Queensbay Mall, one of Southeast Asia's largest shopping malls
- Jalan Queen, a street famous for its many hawker's stalls in the Pasir Pinji area of Ipoh, Perak
- Victoria Hotel, a landmark of the island of Labuan, Borneo
- Ladang Victoria, a rubber plantation area in Padang Serai, Kedah
- Victoria Pahang Estate, an estate area in the state of Pahang
- Jalan Victoria, a road in Nibong Tebal, mainland Penang
- Lorong Victoria, a road in Tawau, Sabah
- Puncak Victoria, a peak on Mount Kinabalu, Sabah
Malta[edit]
Mauritius[edit]
- Queen Victoria, Mauritius, a village in the district of Flacq, Mauritius
Nigeria[edit]
- Victoria Island, Lagos
- Victoria Garden City, Lagos
- Victoria Cemetery, Lagos
Pakistan[edit]
- Empress Market, Karachi.
- Victoria Road, Karachi. (renamed as Abdullah Haroon Road)
- Queen's Road, Karachi (now Moulvi Tamizuddin (M.T.) Khan Road)
- Victoria Museum (now defunct), Karachi.
- Bahawal-Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur.
- Victoria Tower Jacobabad.
- Haranpur (Victoria ) Bridge.
- Victoria Memorial Hall, Sibi, Balochistan.
Seychelles[edit]
Singapore[edit]
- Queen’s Avenue
- Queen’s Close
- Queen’s Crescent
- Queen's Road
- Queen Street
- Queenstown
- Queensway
- Victoria Junior College
- Victoria Lane
- Victoria Park Close
- Victoria Park Road
- Victoria Street
- Victoria School
- Victoria Cross
- Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
South Africa[edit]
- Queenstown, town in Eastern Cape province
- Victoria Street, Durban[3]
- Victoria Embankment, Durban[4]
- Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
- Victoria Street, Somerset West, Western Cape
Sri Lanka[edit]
- Victoria Park, Colombo, now Viharamahadevi Park.
- Victoria Dam
- Victoria Reservoir
- Victoria Bridge
Tanzania[edit]
Uganda[edit]
United States[edit]
- Victoria, Virginia, founded 1906.
Zambia[edit]
David Livingstone named the great Mosi-oa-Tunya falls after Queen Victoria.
Zimbabwe[edit]
- Victoria Falls
- Fort Victoria (now Masvingo)
- Queen Victoria Museum (Human Sciences Museum, Harare)
- (Fort) Victoria High School, Masvingo
- Victoria Falls Hotel
- Victoria Falls National Park
- Victoria Province (now Masvingo Province)
