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Lambeth Palace
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<p>Lambeth Palace is the official <a href="/facts/London/KozCCsy9">London</a> residence of the <a href="/facts/Archbishop_of_Canterbury/x3H2z6bI">Archbishop of Canterbury</a>. It is situated in north <a href="/facts/Lambeth/vt0BkJ1b">Lambeth</a>, London, on the south bank of the <a href="/facts/River_Thames/XnQWN52L">River Thames</a>, 400 yards (370 metres) south-east of the <a href="/facts/Palace_of_Westminster/HCUIhwQR">Palace of Westminster</a>, which houses <a href="/facts/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom/7bFbPI9g">Parliament</a>, on the opposite bank. </p><p>Close to <a href="/facts/Westminster/fpfm7LnR">Westminster</a> and the <a href="/facts/City_of_London/Psl9khal">City</a>, the estate was first acquired by the archdiocese for the archbishop (who also has a residence at <a href="/facts/Old_Palace%2c_Canterbury/6XA20VDv">Old Palace, Canterbury</a>) around 1200. </p>