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Encyclopedia > List of places in London, England

This is a list of places in London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. See River Thames for more information on the river.

Contents

Boroughs

Inner London boroughs

City of London City of Westminster Camden Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Islington Kensington and Chelsea Lambeth Lewisham Southwark Tower Hamlets Wandsworth


Outer London boroughs

Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Croydon Ealing Enfield Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Kingston upon Thames Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Sutton Waltham Forest


Areas

  • Docklands, an amorphous area in the former docks of East London that underwent extensive redevelopment in the 1980s and 1990s.

Some important contrasts in London:

Rivers and canals

Rivers

Subterranean rivers

Canals

Islands in the Thames

Note: Only the largest islands are listed here. A longer list can be found in the River Thames article.

Hills

Parks and Royal Parks

Remnants of ancient woodlands

World-famous individual locations

Famous tourist attractions

Famous cemeteries

Cathedrals and other major places of worship

Roads and streets

Full article: List of London roads


Streets and squares

Major roads

Roman roads

Former tourist attractions

Other

Transport

Major railway stations

(see also List of London railway stations)

Airports

Markets

(see also London markets)


Street markets

Covered markets

Trade markets

Urban villages

Related articles

External links

  • Islington council map page (http://www.islington.gov.uk/maps/borough.asp) with clickable map linking to each borough's web site.
  • intoLondon.com (http://www.intolondon.com/) has a clickable map (http://www.intolondon.com/findby_map) with which you can zoom in and explore the different areas of London, including their landmarks and transport links.
  • Zoomable Central London Map (http://www.map-of-london.co.uk/map.html) which requires broadband.

  Results from FactBites:
 
Wikipedia: London (1475 words)
London is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and the second-most populous conurbation in Europe.
London has been one of the world's most important centres of commerce and politics for almost two millennia (although the capital of England was Winchester during most of the Dark Ages).
The term "London" was used for hundreds of years to refer to the conurbation centred on the small City of London in the historic county of Middlesex.
London (1494 words)
London is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and is among the largest conurbations of Europe.
Despite legends that London was founded by Brutus the Trojan in the Bronze Age archaeologists have found no evidence of a prehistoric or Celtic town (see also Legends of London).
Other airports, such as London Gatwick Airport, London Luton Airport, and London Stansted Airport, as well as those at Manston and Southend, incorporate "London" in their name, but the towns of Gatwick, Luton and Stansted where they are situated lie in the Home Counties at some distance from London.
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