why is the head of police building in london called scotland yard?

Answer 1

Scotland Yard
The task of organising and designing the "New Police" was placed in the hands of Colonel Charles Rowan and Richard Mayne (later Sir Richard Mayne}. These two Commissioners occupied a private house at 4, Whitehall Place, the back of which opened on to a courtyard. The back premises of 4 Whitehall Place were used as a police station. It was this address that led to the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police being known as Scotland Yard. The exact origin of the name is not clear and the following two stories have both gained credence at various times:

It is said the location had been the site of a residence owned by the Kings of Scotland before the Union and used and occupied by them and/or their ambassadors when in London, and known as '"Scotland". The courtyard was later used by Sir Christopher Wren and known as "Scotland Yard".
Number 4 Whitehall Place backed onto a court called Great Scotland Yard, one of three streets incorporating the words "Scotland Yard" in its name. The street names are said to have derived from the land being owned by a man called Scott during the Middle Ages.
By 1887 the Police HQ embraced numbers 3, 4, 5, 21 and 22 Whitehall Place, numbers 8 and 9 Great Scotland Yard, numbers 1, 2 and 3 Palace Place and various stables and outbuildings as well as a freestanding building in the centre of the Yard that had successively held stores, the Public Carriage Office and the CID offices.

These headquarters were removed in 1890 to premises on the Victoria Embankment designed by Richard Norman Shaw and became known as "New Scotland Yard". In 1967, because of the need for a larger and more modern headquarters, a further move took place to the present site at Broadway, S.W.1, which is also known as "New Scotland Yard".

Answer 2

It is said the location had been the site of a residence owned by the Kings of Scotland before the Union and used and occupied by them and/or their ambassadors when in London, and known as '"Scotland". The courtyard was later used by Sir Christopher Wren and known as "Scotland Yard".
Number 4 Whitehall Place backed onto a court called Great Scotland Yard, one of three streets incorporating the words "Scotland Yard" in its name. The street names are said to have derived from the land being owned by a man called Scott during the Middle Ages.

Answer 3

It is no longer Scotland Yard, it is now the Metropolitan Police Headquarters; they just call it the "New Scotland Yard" now because that is what everybody is used to.

Answer 4

It used to be based in New Scotland yard.

Answer 5

It is a long story chap, let me first tell you that the Scott's and the Britt's are one of the same, it is our yard. If you come in our yard, we may detain you and call you a billy goat teaser. 3 days in the slammer. Any more questions?

Answer 6

see the middle of this attached link

Answer 7

if it was wales yard there would be sheep in it

Answer 8

cause the british crown are all dyslexic??

Answer 9

cos it is.