What is Mayfair?
{{Infobox UK place| |official_name= Mayfair | static_image_name= Old Bond Street 2 db.jpg | static_image_width= 240px | static_image_caption= New Bond Street |region= London |country= England |map_type= Greater London |latitude= 51.508755 |longitude= -0.14743 |london_borough= Westminster |constituency_westminster= [[Cities of London and Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)|Cities of London and Westminster]] |post_town= LONDON |postcode_area= W |postcode_district= W1K, W1J |dial_code= 020 |os_grid_reference= TQ285805 }} '''Mayfair''' (first called '''The May Fair''') is an area in [[central London]]. It is in the [[city]] of [[Westminster]]. ==History== Mayfair is named after the annual [[fortnight]]-long ''May Fair'' that happened in a place that is [[Shepherd Market]] today (from [[1686]] until it was banned at that place in [[1764]]). Until 1686, the May Fair was held in [[Haymarket (London)|Haymarket]], and after 1764, it moved to Fair Field in [[Bow, London|Bow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flugradar.info/|title=🥇 ▷ Flight radar 24 ▷ Free, worldwide flight tracking » IN REAL TIME|website=Flugradar.info}}</ref> Mayfair was bordered by [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] to the west, [[Oxford Street]] to the north, [[Piccadilly]] to the south and Bond Street to the east, although the eastern boundary has been made longer recently, so now it goes all the way to [[Regent Street]]. Most of the area was first made between the mid 17th century and the mid 18th century. The district is mostly [[commerce|commercial]] now. It has many offices in houses and new buildings. The price of [[Renting|rents]] in Mayfair are some of the highest in [[London]] and the [[Earth|world]]. There is still a large number of houses as well as some [[wikt:exclusive|exclusive]] shopping and London's largest number of luxury [[Hotels in London|hotels]] and many restaurants. Some buildings in Mayfair are: * The