Westfield is named Westfield because its first shopping centre, opened in Sydney's western suburbs in 1959, was built on former farmland ("field") in a "west" Sydney location, with founders Frank Lowy and John Saunders referencing this origin, starting a brand that later expanded globally.
English: habitational name from any of several places called Westfield, such as in Norfolk and Sussex, from Old English west 'west' + feld 'open country'.
The Westfield brand was founded in Sydney's western suburbs in 1959 by Sir Frank Lowy AC and John Saunders AO in what has become one of the most iconic success stories of Australian immigration and entrepreneurialism.
It opened on 30 October 2008 and became the largest covered shopping development in the capital; originally a retail floor area of 1,600,000 sq ft (150,000 m2), further investment and expansion led to it becoming the largest shopping centre in the UK and Europe by March 2018, an area of 2,600,000 sq ft (240,000 m2).
Westfield London (White City) is bigger than Westfield Stratford City, making Westfield London the largest shopping centre in the UK and Europe by retail space, spanning around 2.6 million sq ft compared to Stratford's roughly 1.9 million sq ft. While Stratford is a huge urban centre, Westfield London's recent expansions solidified its status as the UK's largest overall.
Westfield London has opened its highly anticipated £600 million extension, which adds 740,000 sq ft to the shopping centre, transforming it into the biggest in Europe.
The name Westfield is derived from "west", related to the West-Sydney location, and "field", due to having been located on subdivided farmland. The centre was opened by John Saunders and Frank Lowy.
Which Westfield is better, Stratford or White City?
Westfield White City (Shepherd's Bush) offers a mix of high-street and designer brands with a generally nicer atmosphere and better food options, while Westfield Stratford City (East London) is larger by land area, features more reasonably priced shops, is near the Olympic Park, but often feels more crowded and hectic, especially on weekends. Choose White City for a potentially more pleasant, less chaotic experience or Stratford for a vast selection of everyday brands and proximity to the Olympic Park.
Oxford Street the UK's favourite High Street has more than 300 retailers from designer outlets to department stores and is the most visited shopping street in Europe.
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Westfield London is located in White City and it's extremely well connected. The shopping centre is next to Shepherd's Bush, White City and Wood Lane Tube stations, offering access to the Central, Circle and Hammersmith & City lines, as well as Overground services.
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I strongly recommend to visit, its a big mall, rain or shine, cold weather you can shop and human traffic is way better than Oxford Street. You can visit Oxford Street for a feel of how a high street shopping is like but for real good shopping experience, come to Westfield.
Los Angeles covers about 1,302 square kilometres, or 82.8% the size of Greater London. Its population is roughly 4 million, which is about 44.9% of London's9. Fun Fact: LA's layout is heavily car-dependent, in contrast to London's extensive and historic public transit system.
