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  LONDON FACTS AND INFORMATION
London is the capital_city of the United_Kingdom and of England.
London is a port on the Thames, a navigable_river.
The population of the urban_area of London at the 2001 census, as calculated by the Office_for_National_Statistics, was 8,278,251 inhabitants.
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 London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
London was one of the venues for the World Cup in 1966, and the European Football Championship in 1996, and hosted the final of both tournaments.
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 London commuter belt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The London Commuter Belt or London Metropolitan Area is the name given to the built-up area surrounding and running into Greater London but not administered as part of it.
As of the 2001 census the London Metropolitan Area had a population of 13,945,000.
It was expected that had this policy not been adopted during the 1940s and 1950s the area now perceived as the commuter belt would have been fully urbanized by about 1980, and the administrative boundaries of Greater London might well have been more extensive.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/London_commuter_belt   (460 words)

  
 London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
There are other definitions of "London" for special purposes, such as the area within the London postal district; the area within 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; and the London commuter belt.
In 1965 the London County Council was superseded by the Greater London Council (GLC).
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.
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 London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 conurbation in Europe (after Moscow).
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.
London was the most populous city in the world from 1825 until 1925, when it was overtaken by New York City.
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 London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Other definitions are commonly applied: the area within the London postal district; the area within the area code 020; the area attainable by public transport using using a Transport for London Travelcard; the area delimited by the M25 motorwayM25 orbital motorway; the London commuter belt/.
The coordinates of the centre of London (traditionally considered to be Charing Cross, near Trafalgar Square) are approximately The Romans marked the centre of Londinium with the London Stone in the City.
London's fifth largest airport, and the one closest to the centre, is London City Airport in Docklands/.
www.infothis.com /find/London   (5898 words)

  
 Articles - London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Today, "London" usually refers to the conurbation known as Greater London, which is divided into thirty-two London Boroughs and the City of London.
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 coordinates of the centre of London (traditionally considered to be Charing Cross, near the junction of Trafalgar Square, the Strand, Whitehall and the Mall) are approximately 51° 30′ N, 0° 8′ W. The Romans marked the centre of Londinium with the London Stone in the City.
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 BBC - Radio 4 - Commuter-belt Killer
120 million years ago the London commuter belt was a muddy swamp grazed by herds of wandering dinosaurs.
This was the first evidence of the commuter belt killer.
When the giant claw of a previously unknown dinosaur was found in the lush Surrey commuter belt in 1983, it raised hopes among palaeontologists that here was the missing super-predator which had been feeding on herds of juicy plant-eating dinosaurs.
www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/science/commuter.shtml   (331 words)

  
 London commuter belt - Pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The London commuter belt is the name given to the built-up area surrounding and running into Greater London, but not administered as part of it.
The counties bordering, London, Kent, Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex all have built-up developments that directly run into the London metropolitan area, but the belt includes areas further away.
As of the 2001 census, the London Metropolitan Area, which is the significant part of the commuter belt, was deemed to have a population of 13,945,000, making it 15th largest in the world.
greatestinfo.org /London_metropolitan_area   (282 words)

  
 Scotsman.com Property - News - Miller aims to build up sales in commuter belt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
MILLER Group, is to target homebuyers in London’s commuter belt now that conditions in the housing market in the south of England appear to be stabilising.
To date, the Edinburgh-based firm has tended to avoid the overheated property market in London and the south-east, but a new operation based in Basingstoke, to the west of London, will be "built up to critical mass" over the next three years.
He said the £50m turnover target could be achieved organically but added that a suitable acquisition would allow Miller to surpass that figure.
property.scotsman.com /news.cfm?id=24322004   (672 words)

  
 LONDON FACTS AND INFORMATION
The estimated population of Greater_London on 1_January 2005 was 7,421,328 with a metropolitan_area population of over 12.5 million.
Over 300 languages are spoken in London, making the capital the most linguistically
Tottenham Court Road runs north from the eastern end of Oxford Street towards the north of the city centre, and is best known for its plethora of hi-fi, computer and electronics stores.
www.dontpayyourtaxes.com /London   (5965 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Suburbs score in quality of life
The 10 neighbourhoods with the highest quality of life in England are all in London's commuter belt, according to government statistics.
But London's affluent south west suburbs such as East Sheen and Wimbledon Village also scored highly.
The unprecedented study drew on the huge range of information collected by government departments, and will now be used by civil servants and councils to help formulate policy.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/3689715.stm   (430 words)

  
 Redhill Hotels | accommodation | hotels in Redhill London
Redhill is a town in the Reigate and Banstead borough of Surrey, and is part of the London commuter belt.
Set in 140 acres of beautiful parkland, Coulsdon Manor is only 15 miles from both central London and Gatwick.
For hotels in other areas near to Redhill see hotels in Copthorne hotels in East Horsley hotels in Dorking Reigate hotels hotels near Gatwick airport.
www.kayukay.co.uk /redhillhotels.html   (202 words)

  
 ireland.com / Today / Sport / Soccer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Last season was the first since the departure from Plough Lane in 1992 that Wimbledon had a permanent home.
But the 100-km relocation from South London to Milton Keynes sparked an exodus of fans and the club were relegated into division two.
It has been in administration, in which their financial affairs have been handled by an independently-appointed official, since last June.
www.ireland.com /sports/soccer/2004/0621/1086274501929.html   (278 words)

  
 London five-times Dubai prices | Real Estate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
London commuter belt property is around five times higher in price than uptown Dubai, reported agents.
The price differential between Central London and Dubai is almost twice again.
Agents expect this price difference to narrow as the Dubai property matures and London cools off.
www.ameinfo.com /31559.html   (298 words)

  
 Beaconsfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Beaconsfield is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England, about 30 miles NW of London.
The town sits in the highly attractive Chiltern Hills and is part of the London commuter belt, thus the average cost of housing in the town is extremely high.
The parish is mainly given over arable land though some forest remains that was planted to supply the furniture industry of High Wycombe.
www.infothis.com /find/Beaconsfield   (672 words)

  
 Folk London Listings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Folk London website lists the folk events and venues covered by our magazine.
I am happy to include details of clubs outside the M25, but within the London commuter belt for free.
PAYMENT: Cheques/PO's, payable to FOLK LONDON, to be sent to Sheila at the address under COPY given above.
www.grove-cottage.demon.co.uk /folklon/adverts.html   (170 words)

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