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. With increasing urbanisation of London, some of these were preserved as freely accessible open space and became public parks. There are today eight parks formally described by this name. The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... For the Korean family name Park, see Korean name. ...
Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens (which are adjacent), Green Park, Regent's Park and St James's Park are the largest green spaces in central London. Bushy Park, Greenwich Park and Richmond Park are in the suburbs. Bushy Park Bushy Park is the second-largest of the Royal Parks of London. ... 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). ... 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. ... Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, England, and one of the Royal Parks of London. ... Kensington Gardens is one of the royal parks in London, lying immediately to the west of Hyde Park. ... For other meanings, see Regents Park (disambiguation) Regents Park (officially The Regents Park) is one 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. ... St. ... Central London is a much used but unoffical and vaguely defined term. ...
They are managed by the Royal Parks Agency and are policed by the Metropolitan Police (the previous force policing the parks, the Royal Parks Constabulary, was abolished in April 2004). The main form of funding for the Royal Parks is a central government grant. This contrasts with most of London's other parks, which are funded by local borough councils. The Royal Parks Agency generates additional income from commercial activities such as catering and staging public events such as concerts. Metropolitan Police redirects here. ... The Royal Parks Constabulary (RPC) is the police force responsible for the eight Royal Parks of London and a number of other locations in London, England. ...
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