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Millbank, London, England

Millbank is an area of London, England, that is between Pimlico and Westminster. The area derives its name from a mill house belonging to Westminster Abbey. By the 18th Century the area was dominated by a jail used in the the deportation other prisoners to the colonies.

The Tate Britain museum is also located on the river bank.

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