London is well endowed with open spaces. Green space in central London consists of five Royal Parks, supplemented by a number of small garden squares scattered throughout the city centre. Open space in the rest of the city is dominated by the remaining three Royal Parks and many other parks and open spaces of a range of sizes, run mainly by the local London boroughs, although other owners include the National Trust and the Corporation of London. Central London is a much-used but unofficial and vaguely defined term for the most inner part of London, the capital of the United Kingdom. ... The Royal Parks of London are lands originally owned by the monarchy of England or the United Kingdom for the recreation of the royal family. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which twelve (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and twenty Outer London. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... Arms of the City of London as shown on Blackfriars station. ...

Royal parks

St James's Park Lake in Westminster, looking east towards the London Eye

Main article: Royal Parks of London

The centrepieces of London's park system are the eight Royal Parks of London. Covering over 5,000 acres of land,^[1] they are former royal hunting grounds which are now open to the public. Four of these — Green Park, St. James's Park, Hyde Park, and Kensington Gardens — form a green strand through the western side of the city centre, whilst a fifth, Regent's Park is just to the north. The remaining (and largest) three Royal Parks are in the suburbs — Greenwich Park to the south east, and Bushy Park and Richmond Park to the south west. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (5644x2925, 4995 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): London St. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (5644x2925, 4995 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): London St. ... Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ... The London Eye as seen from Westminster Bridge with the London Aquarium to the right The British Airways London Eye, sometimes called the Millennium Wheel (Coordinates: , ), is the first-built and largest observation wheel in the world (a type of Ferris wheel), and has been the only one since its... The Royal Parks of London are lands originally owned by the monarchy of England or the United Kingdom for the recreation of the royal family. ... The Royal Parks of London are lands originally owned by the monarchy of England or the United Kingdom for the recreation of the royal family. ... Green Park is also: the name given to the old Aston Clinton House site in Buckinghamshire the name given to a pleasure park in the city of Bath (see Green Park, Bath), and also to the Midland Railway station (now closed) lying near it (see Green Park railway station). ... St. ... The Serpentine, viewed from the eastern end. ... Kensington Gardens is one of the royal parks in London, lying immediately to the west of Hyde Park. ... This article is about Regents Park in London. ... One of the Royal Parks of London, Greenwich Park is a former deer-park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south east London. ... Bushy Park Bushy Park is the second-largest of the Royal Parks of London. ... A corner of the Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park Richmond Park is the largest of the Royal parks in London, close to Richmond upon Thames, Kingston upon Thames and East Sheen. ...

Garden squares

Main articles: Category:London squares and Squares of London

Many of the smaller green spaces in central London are garden squares which were built for the private use of the residents of the fashionable districts, but in some cases are now open to the public. Notable examples open to the public are Russell Square in Bloomsbury, Lincoln's Inn Fields in Holborn and Soho Square in Soho. Russell Square Russell Square is a large garden square in Bloomsbury, London. ... Bloomsbury may refer to: Bloomsbury, London, an area in the centre of the city the Bloomsbury group, an English literary group active around from around 1905 to the start of World War II. the Bloomsbury Gang, a political grouping centred on the local landowner, John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford... Lincolns Inn Fields is the largest public square in London. ... Holborn (pronounced ho-bun or ho-burn) is a place in London, named after a tributary to the river Fleet that flowed through the area, the Hole-bourne (the stream in the hollow). ... Soho Square in 1816. ... Central Soho Soho is an area of Londons West End in the City of Westminster. ...

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea contains over 100 garden squares whose use is restricted to residents. The upkeep of these squares is paid for through a levy on top of residents' council tax.^[2] Arms of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a London borough in the west side of central London, created in 1965 from the former boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea. ... The Council Tax is the main form of local taxation in England, Scotland and Wales. ...

Council parks

In addition to these spaces, a large number of council-owned parks were developed between the mid 19th century and the Second World War, including Victoria Park, Alexandra Park and Battersea Park. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Bathing Pond in Victoria Park. ... A plane-tree lined avenue in Alexandra Park, Muswell Hill Alexandra Park is a large landscaped park in the London Borough of Haringey in Greater London. ... Battersea Park peace pagoda The bandstand in Battersea Park The cover of Petula Clarks 2001 box set, Meet me in Battersea Park Battersea Park is a 200 acre (0. ...

Other green spaces

Other major open spaces in the suburbs include:

• Hampstead Heath,
• Wimbledon Common,
• Epping Forest,
• Trent Park

They have a more informal and semi-natural character, having originally been countryside areas protected against surrounding urbanisation. Some cemeteries provide extensive green land within the city — notably Highgate Cemetery, burial place of Karl Marx and Michael Faraday amongst others. Hampstead Heath is a park in the north of London, covering 791 acres (3. ... Wimbledon and Putney Commons consist of a large open space south west of London comprising 1140 acres (4. ... Epping Forest is an area of ancient woodland in south-east England, straddling the border between north-east Greater London and Essex. ... Mansion at Trent Park The Trent Park mansion houses the Trent Park campus of Middlesex University in North London. ... Circle of Lebanon, West Cemetery Entrance to the Egyptian Avenue, West Cemetery Highgate Cemetery is a famous cemetery located in Highgate, London, England. ... Karl Heinrich Marx (May 5, 1818 – March 14, 1883) was an immensely influential German philosopher, political economist, and socialist revolutionary. ... Michael Faraday Michael Faraday, FRS (September 22, 1791 – August 25, 1867) was a British chemist and physicist (who considered himself a natural philosopher) who contributed significantly to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. ...

Completing London's array of green spaces are two paid entrance gardens — the leader is the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew, whilst the royal residence of Hampton Court Palace also has a celebrated garden. Royal Botanic Gardens redirects here. ... Kew is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in South West London. ... Hampton Court Palace with the Union Jack flying Hampton Court Palace is a former royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London, United Kingdom. ...

By location

City of London Westminster Kensington and Chelsea Hammersmith and Fulham Wandsworth Lambeth Southwark Tower Hamlets Hackney Islington Camden Brent Ealing Hounslow Richmond Kingston upon Thames Merton

Sutton Croydon Bromley Lewisham Greenwich Bexley Havering Barking and Dagenham Redbridge Newham Waltham Forest Haringey Enfield Barnet Harrow Hillingdon

The City of London corporation owns and maintains open space in and around Greater London. ... The City of Westminster, a central London borough, in addition to the four Royal Parks within its boundaries, manages some 116 parks and open spaces; these include small gardens as well as larger areas of land. ... The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, an Inner London borough, has responsibility for some of the parks and open spaces within its boundaries. ... The London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in spite of being close to the centre of London and perhaps retaining the idea of it being the docklands area, has over 100 areas of parks and open spaces within its boundaries. ... The London Borough of Hackney, one of the inner London boroughs, has a range of open spaces within its boundaries, providing the green lungs for leisure activities. ... The London Borough of Islington is surpisingly short on large open spaces, given its status in recent decades as a desirable place of residence. ... The London Borough of Camden is arguably the greenest of the Inner London boroughs. ... The London Borough of Brent, an Outer London borough to the north west of the conurbation, has about 100 parks and open spaces within its boundaries. ... The London Borough of Hounslow is a peripheral London borough in the south-west of the conurbation; as such part of the Green Belt lies within its boundaries. ... The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames lies to the south west of the conurbation. ... New style numbered map of London boroughs File links The following pages link to this file: Greater London London borough Categories: NowCommons | GFDL images ... The London Borough of Sutton, one of the peripheral London boroughs, has 89 parks and open spaces within its boundaries, a total area of 1500 acres (6 km²). The main parks are: Beddington Park Carshalton Park Cheam Park The Oaks Park External link Notes on Suttons parks Categories: | ... The London Borough of Croydon has over 120 parks and open spaces within its boundaries, ranging from the 200 acre (80ha) Selsdon Wood Nature Reserve to many recreation grounds and sports fields scattered throughout the Borough. ... The London Borough of Greenwich has over fifty parks and open spaces within its boundaries. ... The London Borough of Newham, in spite of being one the more crowded areas of London, has some 23 parks within its boundaries, as well as smaller recreation grounds. ... The London Borough of Waltham Forest is an Outer London borough. ... The London Borough of Enfield is the northernmost of the Outer London boroughs. ... The London Borough of Barnet, located on the northern periphery of London and having much of the area within its boundaries in the Green Belt, has a large number of parks and open spaces. ... The London Borough of Harrow is one of the northern outer London boroughs: as such much of the Green Belt land is within the Borough boundaries. ...