London (pronounced [ˈlʌndən]) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom.
London is a major tourist destination - counting iconic landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and the London Eye amongst its many attractions, along with famous institutions such as the British Museum and the National Gallery.
London's other financial hub is the Docklands area in the east of the city, dominated by the Canary Wharf complex, whilst many other businesses locate in the City of Westminster which is the home of the UK's national government.
Whitton is first mentioned in historical documents around 1200, though it had probably been settled a century or so earlier.
As recent as Victorian times Whitton was renowned as a 'market garden', famous for its roses, narcissi, lillies of the valley and for its apple, plum and pear orchards; indeed until the 1920's the village was still separated from the surrounding towns by open fields.
Whitton is a place in the LondonBorough of Richmond upon Thames.
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