London /ˈlʌndən/ is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who called it Londinium. London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its square-mile mediaeval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, the name London has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core. The bulk of this conurbation forms the London region and the Greater London administrative area, governed by the elected Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence. It is the world's leading...
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Exhibitions created about this subject: Underground: London’s Hidden Infrastructure Des Res: London's Housing Challenge Skeletons: London's buried bones London's Town: Shaping the Polycentric City Digital Citities: London's Future Characters that have lived here: Paddington Bear Contained By (Fictional Places): Airstrip One Contains (Fictional Places): 221B Baker Street Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place Diagon Alley Ministry of Magic St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries Fictional Characters Born Here: Jack Shaftoe Wizard No Heart Frostbite Professor Coldheart Dr. Carlisle Cullen Archie Mitchell Amy Mitchell Eric Mitchell James Wicks Kevin Wicks Universe: Mortal Engines Fictional Works Set Here: The System of the World The Magician's Nephew Featured In Films: Sicko The List of Adrian Messenger Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb The Shining Reign of Fire 101 Dalmatians The Madness of King George The Lavender Hill Mob Passport to Pimlico Withnail and I Governing officials: Stephen Foster - Lord Mayor of London;
Government bodies: Commission for Rebuilding the City of London Postal codes: W1W5BD E5 8BP E6 6ER E15 4HT SE1 7JW WC1X 8RA SW1P 2PD W1F 0HS NW1 3HB W11 3JS Date founded: 43 C.E.;
Area: 1,577.30276 km²;
Contained by: England United Kingdom Contains: London Borough of Hackney City of Westminster Croydon Chelsea Fulham Harrow on the Hill London Borough of Southwark London Borough of Wandsworth Globe Theatre, London East End of London Events: 2008 Raindance Film Festival Ocean transport and erection of Cleopatra’s Needle, (from Egypt to) London, 1878;
World Organization of the Scout Movement 2003 London blackout Live Earth Grunwick dispute Early fires of London Fathers 4 Justice protests 1st Computer Olympiad 2nd Computer Olympiad Geolocation: 51.51712, -0.1062;
Nearby airports: London Luton Airport London City Airport London Stansted Airport London Heathrow Airport London Gatwick Airport London Heliport London Biggin Hill Airport London Ashford Airport Croydon Airport Time zone(s): Greenwich Mean Time Neighborhoods: Millwall Notting Hill Gate Population: 7,556,900 - 2007; 30,000 - 60 C.E.; 45,000 - 200 C.E.; 14,000 - 1100; 20,000 - 1200; 40,000 - 1340; 200,000 - 1600; 350,000 - 1650; 575,000 - 1700; 650,000 - 1750;
Quotations About This Subject: It was a foggy day in London, and the fog was heavy and dark. Animate London, with smarting eyes and irritated lungs, was blinking, wheezing, and choking; inanimate London was a sooty spectre, divided in purpose between being visible and invisible, and so being wholly neither.;
Olympics hosted: 1948 Summer Olympics 1908 Summer Olympics 2012 Summer Olympics Organizations with this scope: London Community Resource Network Venture 37 Flexlands Private School Richmond College of Arts Byam Shaw School of Art London Swing Dance Society People interred here: Natasha Butcher June Butcher Edward John Eliot Frederick Haines Frederick Robertson Aikman Alfred Kirke Ffrench Lord Henry Percy George Warde Sydney Cotton John St. George Newspapers: Reporter - The Newspaper of Imperial College Public Ledger The Times The Economist The Guardian The Daily Telegraph Daily Mail The Independent The Sun Financial Times Teams: Chelsea F.C. Arsenal F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. West Ham United F.C. Fulham F.C. Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Harlequins Rugby League Climate: April, 13 °C, 6 °C, 42 mm; March, 10 °C, 3.8 °C, 50 mm; January, 7 °C, 2 °C, 61 mm; February, 8 °C, 2 °C, 36 mm; May, 17 °C, 9 °C, 45 mm; June, 20 °C, 12 °C, 46 mm; July, 22 °C, 14 °C, 46 mm; August, 22 °C, 13 °C, 44 mm; September, 19 °C, 11 °C, 43 mm; November, 10 °C, 5 °C, 45 mm;
How to get here: Air Transportation - London Heathrow Airport/London Luton Airport/London City Airport/London Gatwick Airport/London Stansted Airport; Train - Waterloo East railway station/Moorgate station/Victoria station/Paddington station/Cannon Street station/Charing Cross railway station/London Bridge station/Marylebone station/Fenchurch Street railway station/Liverpool Street station/Waterloo station/Blackfriars station/Euston railway station/King's Cross railway station - National Rail; Bus - Victoria Coach Station - Megabus/Eurolines/National Express Group; Train - St Pancras railway station - Eurostar/National Rail;
Local transportation: National Rail London Underground London Overground Tramlink London Buses Hackney carriage Tourist attractions: Chokushi-Mon Trafalgar Square Hyde Park, London London Eye Palace of Westminster St Paul's Cathedral British Museum Tower of London Tower Bridge Regent's Park TV shows filmed here: Sherlock Artwork on the Subject: London London London London London London London Long View of London from Bankside Related Web Pages: http://www.london.gov.uk/ Daylife Topic Page Ranker Lists The Randomness Guide to London Londonist Visitor Information
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