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  Wikipedia: London
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.
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 London
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.
www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/l/lo/london.html   (1494 words)

  
  London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are other definitions of "London" for special purposes, such as the London postal district; the area covered by the telephone area code 020; the area accessible by public transport using a Transport for London Travelcard; the area delimited by the M25 orbital motorway; the Metropolitan Police district; and the London commuter belt.
The GLA consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
London's two Anglican bishops are the Bishop of London, whose see is London north of the Thames, and whose throne is in London's grandest church, the baroque St Paul's Cathedral (designed by Sir Christopher Wren), and the Bishop of Southwark, who tends to Anglicans south of the river.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/London   (6836 words)

  
 London
London is home to 11 professional football clubs, most of them named after the district in which they play.
Wimbledon F.C, in an extremely controversial move, left London in 2003 to play in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, and the newly formed AFC Wimbledon inherited most of their support, despite playing at a much lower level in the football pyramid.
London is also home to many major sporting venues including Lord's, home of Middlesex and the Marylebone Cricket Club, and The Oval, home of Surrey.
www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/l/lo/london.html   (1497 words)

  
 London - Wikinfo
London is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and one of the largest cities in Europe.
London is home to a number of football clubs.
The city is home to the London Psychogeographical Association and boasts five professional symphony orchestras; the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=London   (2962 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: London
Woolwich (pronounced Woolitch) is a town in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames, though the tiny exclave of North Woolwich (which is now part of the London Borough of Newham) is on the north side of the river.
London County Council emblem is still seen today on buildings, especially housing, from that era London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London from 1889 until 1965, when it was replaced by the Greater London Council.
White City is a place in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in London in England.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/London   (10617 words)

  
 London - FreeEncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
London is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and one of the largest cities in Europe.
The London public transport system is one of the few systems in the world to be a tourist attraction in its own right; its infrastructure, however, is, and historically has been, financially stretched and under-resourced, leading to frequent difficulties and delays in making journeys.
London has five professional symphony orchestras; the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
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 Architecture of London, England - Great Buildings Online
London Terraced House, by Vernacular, at London, England, 1600 's to 1900.
Tower of London, by unknown, at London, England, 1070 to 1090.
Harrison Townsend, at London, England, 1897 to 1901.
www.greatbuildings.com /places/london.html   (636 words)

  
 London - Gurupedia
London is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and with over seven million inhabitants in the Greater London area, is the second-most populous
While Transport for London runs the London Underground (the world's first metro or underground rail network), also known as the Tube, the famous red double decker buses are now run by private companies, although it is a requirement that the buses are still painted (mostly) red.
London Palladium, the Almeida Theatre, and The Globe, which was the home stage of Shakespeare's troupe.
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 CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This parish bordered the London Borough of Hackney in the north and west (at Shoreditch), and Mile End in the east.
Daniel Mendoza, who was champion of England from 1792 to 1795, though born in Aldgate, lived in Paradise Row on the West side of Bethnal Green for 30 years.
In 1678 the owners of houses surrounding the Green purchased the land to save it from being built on and in 1690 the land was conveyed to a trust under which the land was to be kept open and rent from it used for the benefit of poor people living in the vicinity.
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 CalendarHome.com - Brixton - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Brixton is an area of South London, England, part of the London Borough of Lambeth.
The largest single development, and one of the last in suburban character, was Angell Town, laid out in the 1850s on the east side of Brixton Road, and so named after a family which owned land in Lambeth from the late 17th century until well into the 20th.
Brixton is an inner London suburb 3.3 miles (5.3 km) south of Charing Cross and is the unofficial capital of the Jamaican and Caribbean community of London.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: London
London, the capital of England and chief city of the British Empire, is situated about fifty miles from the mouth of the Thames, Lat.
London at this time consisted of a collection of low wooden houses thatched with reeds or straw, thus affording combustible material for the numerous and destructive fires which frequently broke out, as in 1087 when the greater part of the city, including St. Paul's, was burnt.
The execution of Charles I, which took place at the banqueting hall of the royal palace of Whitehall, in presence of vast crowds of Londoners, was a memorable event in London history.
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 London England Hotels, London Vacation, London Vacation Packages, London Attractions, London Tourist
Whether your London vacation will include visits to London England hotels, or a tour of any of the many historical London attractions, a trip to London will be a trip worth remembering.
London England hotels are just one of the many ways to begin unraveling the history of the city and London attractions.
London is one of the fashion capitals of the world, and features such boutique hot spots as Harvey Nichols and the Dover Street Market, among others.
www.destination360.com /europe/uk/london.php   (720 words)

  
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This famous London hotel completed a major £30 Million refurbishment program and was re-launched in Spring 2002 as one of London's leading four-star deluxe hotels.
The impressive Park Plaza Riverbank London is situated on the south side of the River Thames, opposite the Tate Britain art gallery, and occupies stunning views of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and the London Eye.
London beckons with a fabulous array of sights and sounds that have teased imaginations for generations.
www.deltavacations.com /destination.aspx?code=LONDON   (1568 words)

  
 Important Places in Pride and Prejudice and Jane Austen's Life -- Map
London is not marked on the map, since there was no room to do so (it is southeastern Middlesex).
Bromley is between Westerham and London, Epsom is on the southern-eastern approaches to London, and Clapham is a neighbourhood on the south side of the Thames (across from the `City' proper).
The Lake country (rugged, scenic, and with literary associations) is in the far northwest of England; and Newcastle (where Wickham is stationed after his marriage to Lydia) is in Northumberland in the northeast.
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 London travel guide - Wikitravel
London [1] is the capital and largest city of both the United Kingdom and of England, and the largest European city.
London's long association with the theatre, for example, can be traced back to the English Renaissance (witness the Rose Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe) and great playwrights, like Shakespeare, who made London their home.
London is easily the largest city in the United Kingdom, eight times larger than its second largest city, Birmingham, and ten times larger than the third, Glasgow, and dominates the economic, political, and social life of the United Kingdom (much to the annoyance of people in "the provinces" - i.e.
wikitravel.org /en/London   (12770 words)

  
 London borough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
They had wider authority than the inner London metropolitan boroughs and neighbouring municipal boroughs which they mostly replaced, but less power than the three county boroughs of Croydon, West Ham and East Ham, which ceased to exist at the same time.
The London boroughs became in effect unitary authorities (combining both county and borough functions, much like the former county boroughs) at the GLC's abolition on 1 April 1986.
The City of London is administered by its own distinct body, the Corporation of London, which predates the London boroughs.
www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/London_borough   (350 words)

  
 London Daily Photo
This house is in Leyton, a typically mixed area of London, in one of the less solubrious parts.
London bricks define the look of London, and there is brisk trade in reclaimed ones.
It is in London as part of the commemoration, and their are tours that take you on board.
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 London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
London and Londinium has been one of the world's most important centres of commerce and politics for almost two millennia.
The elected Mayor of London is Ken Livingstone, who was expelled from the Labour Party after standing as an independent.
London is also home to over major sporting venues including Lord's home of MCC (Middlesex County Cricket) and the Oval home Surrey's cricket club.
usapedia.com /l/london.html   (1242 words)

  
 Scary Places | Tower of London | England | Ghosts | History | Picture | Bloody | Henry VIII
The Tower of London is definitely on the top 10 list of scariest places on earth.
The tower once served as a prison and a place to be executed.
I've been to the Tower of London several times and having been, one recurring nightmare, is one about Traitors Gate, a gate opening to the tower via the river, which leads directly to the prison inside.
www.kidzworld.com /article/913-scary-places-part-1-tower-of-london   (475 words)

  
 London Travel Guide - U.K. vacation, Great Britain, England Tourism
It tells you the best places to visit, where to eat, and what museums, art galleries and other unique places are interesting, educational, quiet and restful to visit.
Each area has a map, and a brief description of the places to visit, together with the highlights of each place -- as well as which places to avoid, in the author's experience (the author was born in London and is well versed with it).
Each place mentioned has an address, phone number, and map reference, and in some cases entry fees, cost of a meal, hours they are open, and a web address.
www.truebooks.com /london   (1193 words)

  
 GENUKI: Alphabetical place list Contents
If you fail to find the place you are looking for, consider a different spelling: - you might like to try Roger Quick's guide to strange Yorkshire place names for some ideas, or, for the West Riding only, a list of very old names (Domesday onwards) with their modern equivalents, generated by Carolyn Fenwick.
If your place name ends in bro' or boro', these are abreviations for "brough" and "borough" respectively, however they are not always used correctly so you should look at the other spelling if you can't find the one given.
Finally, you are very welcome to save all the place lists (or any other pages) on your computer for your own personal use, however if you are considering their use for any other purpose please see the conditions of use page.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/YKS/Misc/Where/index.html   (1028 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Books: London: the Novel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The author places his vignettes at the most dramatic moments of that city's history, leaping from Caesar's invasion to the Norman Conquest to the Great Fire to (of course) the Blitz, with many stops in between.
This all-encompassing fictional history of London is told through the experiences of a group of diverse families who, over the generations, meet, mingle, intermarry, and feud.
London is the story of the evolution of the titled city.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0449002632   (1494 words)

  
 Ilford - Medbib.com, the modern encyclopedia
Ilford is a district in the London Borough of Redbridge in East London, England.
It is one of ten major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.
The former area of the Municipal Borough of Ilford became part of the present-day London Borough of Redbridge in 1965.
www.medbib.com /Ilford   (820 words)

  
 England Travel Guide - Best Places to Visit in England
England, Scotland and Wales are commonly referred to as Britain and formally as Great Britain.
Places in "plain text" are of significant interest to many travelers.
If you are planning your first trip to England, we suggest you head for London and focus your touring there and in the surrounding areas.
www.thereareplaces.com /Guidebook/pdest/gbengland.htm   (1676 words)

  
 United Kingdom Travel Guide - Best Places to Visit in England, Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland
England's other famous university town; Cambridge has a dramatic architecture and a wonderful sense of history.
Unlike England, Scotland is countryside occasionally interrupted by villages, and infrequently interrupted by cities.
Wales lags England in economic development and evidence of the disparity is obvious, especially in towns and villages.
www.thereareplaces.com /Guidebook/pdest/gbpts.htm   (2932 words)

  
 London sites at analyticalQ
When my friends complain how expensive it is in London, I tell them that it is cheaper to live here and always go away than to come here to visit.
In April 2000, telephone prefixes in London and elsewhere in the UK were changed.
London weather - next 5 days - with number of hours the sun is out and historical averages.
www.analyticalq.com /london/default.htm   (929 words)

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