Mayfair

American

[mey-fair] / ˈmeɪˌfɛər /

noun

a fashionable neighborhood in London, England, E of Hyde Park.

Mayfair British

/ ˈmeɪˌfɛə /

noun

a fashionable district of west central London

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Though the show is largely set in London's Mayfair, its main filming locations include Bath, where the Royal Crescent is used for the Featherington home, and Greenwich, where Ranger's House is shot as the home of the eponymous Bridgerton family.

From BBC

Beatrice founded advisory firm BY-EQ, while Eugenie works as a director at the art gallery Hauser & Wirth in Mayfair.

From BBC

The businessman, who owns Michelin-starred Benares in Mayfair as part of a collection of top restaurants in the UK and Spain, looked to the floor as the jury returned its verdicts, and could be seen shaking his head in the dock.

From BBC

The family moved from a townhouse in Mayfair into Buckingham Palace.

From The Wall Street Journal

Elsewhere, Katie Leung plays the archetypal wicked stepmother role, Lady Araminta Gun, a newcomer to Mayfair.

From BBC

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