scotland yard

Porque é que a polícia inglesa se chama Scotland Yard?


Simples: é o nome da rua onde se encontrava a sede da polícia metropolitana.

A Wiki explica:

Scotland Yard was founded along with the Metropolitan Police by Sir Robert Peel, with the help of Francois-Eugene Vidocq. It opened for business as administrative headquarters of the Service on 29 September 1829, housing the two commissioners and their administrative staffs in a complex of about 50 rooms. It has never been a police station in the usual sense, with each division of the police instead operating their own local stations.
The building's main entrance was at number 4 Whitehall, but a public office was installed at the rear of the building in Great Scotland Yard and so gave the building its name. The staff of Scotland Yard were responsible for internal security, public affairs, recruitment, correspondence and other administrative matters. Their duties grew steadily over time as the size of the Service increased.