Outline of London
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the city known as London:
London – capital and most populous city of England, and the United Kingdom. On the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. It was founded by the Romans, who named it Londinium. London is a cultural capital and leading global city in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism, and transport. It is the world's financial capital and has the fifth-or sixth-largest metropolitan area GDP in the world.
General reference
- Panorama of London
- Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|audio=En-uk-London.ogg|ˈ|l|ʌ|n|d|ən}}
- Etymology of London
- Adjectival(s): London
- Demonym(s): Londoner
Geography of London
= Location of London =
- London is situated in the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere & Eastern Hemisphere (on the Prime meridian)
- Atlantic Ocean
- Eurasia
- Europe
- Northern Europe
- Western Europe
- British Isles
- United Kingdom
- Great Britain
- England
- London commuter belt
- Greater London Built-up Area
- Greater London
- Time zone: Western European Time (UTC±00:00), Coordinated Universal Time (UTC±00:00), Greenwich Mean Time
= Environment of London =
= Geographical features of London =
== Landforms of London ==
== Areas of London ==
= Locations in London =
== Historic sites ==
- Barbican Estate
- Catacombs of London
- Covent Garden
- Leicester Square
- Mayfair
- Piccadilly Circus
- St Paul's Cathedral
- Tower Bridge
- Trafalgar Square
- World Heritage Sites
- Tower of London
- Kew Gardens
- Maritime Greenwich
- Royal Observatory, Greenwich
- Westminster site
- Palace of Westminster
- Westminster Abbey
- Saint Margaret's Church
== British Royal Family ==
== Modern attractions ==
== Museums and galleries in London ==
== Parks and open spaces ==
== Monuments ==
== Retail locations ==
== Civic buildings ==
= Demographics of London =
Politics of London
= London government =
=Subdivisions=
- City of London
- London boroughs
- List of London boroughs
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
- London Borough of Barnet
- London Borough of Bexley
- London Borough of Brent
- London Borough of Bromley
- London Borough of Camden
- London Borough of Croydon
- London Borough of Ealing
- London Borough of Enfield
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- London Borough of Hackney
- London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- London Borough of Haringey
- London Borough of Harrow
- London Borough of Havering
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- London Borough of Hounslow
- London Borough of Islington
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- London Borough of Lambeth
- London Borough of Lewisham
- London Borough of Merton
- London Borough of Newham
- London Borough of Redbridge
- London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- London Borough of Southwark
- London Borough of Sutton
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- London Borough of Waltham Forest
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- City of Westminster
==Historical subdivisions==
Created through London Government Act 1899 in 1900, these subdivisions were abolished through London Government Act 1963 in 1965.
- County of London - corresponds to present day Inner London
- Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London
- Metropolitan Borough of Battersea
- Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey
- Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green
- Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell
- Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea
- Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
- Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury
- Metropolitan Borough of Fulham
- Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich
- Metropolitan Borough of Hackney
- Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith
- Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead
- Metropolitan Borough of Holborn
- Metropolitan Borough of Islington
- Metropolitan Borough of Kensington
- Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth
- Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham
- Metropolitan Borough of Paddington
- Metropolitan Borough of Poplar
- Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch
- Metropolitan Borough of Southwark
- Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone
- Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras
- Metropolitan Borough of Stepney
- Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington
- Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth
- Metropolitan Borough of Westminster
- Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich
- List of civil parishes in the County of London in 1891
= Law enforcement in London =
= UK government in London =
History of London
= History of London, by important milestones =
= History of London, by period =
- Londinium (Roman London)
- Anglo-Saxon London
- Norman and Medieval London
- London uprising
- Tudor London
- Stuart London
- Great Plague of London
- Great Fire of London
- 18th-century London
- 19th-century London
- 20th-century London {{cite web|title=Early-20th Century London|url=http://www.thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/category/early-20th-century-london/|accessdate=21 September 2017}}
- History of London (1900–1939)
- London during World War II{{cite magazine|title=World War II: London in Color|url=https://time.com/3880719/world-war-ii-london-in-color-photos/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815011209/http://time.com/3880719/world-war-ii-london-in-color-photos/|url-status=live|archive-date=15 August 2015|magazine=TIME|access-date=21 September 2017}}{{cite news|title=Germany bombs London|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/events/germany_bombs_london|accessdate=21 September 2017|publisher=BBC History}}{{cite book|title=What was life like in London during World War II?|date=2010|publisher=MUSEUM OF LONDON|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.guidebook.com/upload/y6uO3ELdPtikOwxDd8QuRd2klGbHmHdoWD0mpvSK/8f2e0758-c43c-11e5-9b76-1245f072ccc1.pdf|accessdate=21 September 2017}}{{cite web|title=The London Blitz, 1940|url=http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/blitz.htm|website=EyeWitnesstohistory|accessdate=21 September 2017}}{{cite web|title=London In The Second World War|url=http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/london-in-the-second-world-war|website=Imperial War Museum|accessdate=21 September 2017}}
- The Blitz
- Second Great Fire of London
- Modern London (from 1945)
- Swinging London (London in the 1960s)
= History of London, by region =
= History of London, by subject =
- Disasters
- Fires
- Early fires of London
- Great Fire of London
- Second Great Fire of London
- Disease
- Great Plague of London
- COVID-19 pandemic in London
- Attacks
- London uprising
- Siege of London (1471)
- The Blitz
- List of terrorist incidents in London
- 7 July 2005 London bombings
- History of local government in London
- History of London Transport
Culture of London
= Art in London =
== Cinema of London ==
== Music of London ==
== Theatre in London ==
= Language in London =
= People of London =
= Religion in London =
= Sport in London =
==Sports clubs in London==
{{Main|Category:Sports clubs and teams in London}}
==Sports events in London==
{{Main|Category:Sports competitions in London}}
== Sports venues in London ==
{{Main|Category:Sports venues in London}}
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
- Boleyn Ground
- Craven Cottage
- Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
- Emirates Stadium
- ExCeL London
- Herne Hill Velodrome
- Lord's Cricket Ground
- Olympic Stadium (London)
- Stamford Bridge (stadium)
- The Oval
- The Valley (London)
- Twickenham Stadium
- Wembley Stadium
- White Hart Lane
Economy and infrastructure of London
- Agriculture in London
- Banking in London
- List of banks in the United Kingdom
- Bank of England
- Hotels in London
- Media in London
- London Internet Exchange
- London Stock Exchange
- Tourism in London
- Hotels in London
- Water supply and sanitation in London
- Waste disposal authorities in London
- City of London
- City of London Corporation
- Institute of Economic Affairs
- Livery Company
- London Docklands
= Transportation in London =
- Transport administration
- Port of London Authority
- Transport for London
- London Buses
- London Rail
- London Streets
- Air transport in London
- Airports of London
- Cycling in London
- Public transport in London
- Bus transport in London
- Buses in London
- AEC Routemaster
- New Routemaster
- Articulated buses in London
- more...
- Rail transport in London
- London Underground
- Docklands Light Railway
- Tramlink
- Ship transport in London
- Port of London
Education in London
- List of universities and higher education colleges in London
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Imperial College London
- Institute of Education
- King's College London
- London School of Economics
- Middlesex University
- Queen Mary, University of London
- Royal Academy of Music
- Royal College of Music
- Royal Institution
- SOAS, University of London
- Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
- University College London
- University of Greenwich
- University of London
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.london.gov.uk/ London.gov.uk – Greater London Authority]
- [http://www.visitlondon.com/ VisitLondon.com] – Official London tourism site
- [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/ Transport for London] (TfL) – city transport authority
- [http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ Museum of London]
- [http://www.britishpathe.com/search/query/london British Pathé] – Digitalised archive containing hundreds of films of 20th century London
- [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/place.aspx?region=1 London] in British History Online, with links to numerous authoritative online sources
- [http://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/ Map of Early Modern London] – Historical map and encyclopaedia of Shakespeare's London
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