A quick guide to the City of London Overview The ‘City of London’ is a city and local government district that contains the historic centre and the primary central business district (CBD) of London. The City of London is more often referred to as ‘the City’ and differentiated from the phrase “the city of London”…
A quick guide to the London Borough of Wandsworth! Overview The Borough of Wandsworth is located in southwest inner London, along the south bank of the River Thames. In 1965, the London Borough of Wandsworth was formed from the former Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and about two-thirds of what was the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth….
A quick guide to the City of Westminster! Overview The City of Westminster is an inner borough of London, in southeast England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Thames at the heart of London’s West End. The City of Westminster is flanked to the west by Kensington and Chelsea and to…
A quick guide to Tower Hamlets Overview The Borough of Tower Hamlets forms the core of London’s old ‘East End’. In 1965, the Metropolitan Boroughs of Bethnal Green, Poplar and Stepney were merged to form the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The southern boundary is formed by the meandering River Thames, the City of London…
A quick guide to Southwark! Overview The borough of Southwark is located in south London. In 1965, the Metropolitan Boroughs of Southwark, Camberwell and Bermondsey were merged to form the London Borough of Southwark. The borough borders the River Thames to the north, Lambeth to the west, Lewisham to the east and Bromley and Croydon…
A quick guide to Lewisham! Overview Lewisham is an inner borough of London that extends southwards from the River Thames, immediately opposite the Isle of Dogs. It also adjoins the boroughs of Southwark (west), Greenwich (east), and Bromley (south). Â Lewisham includes the districts and historic villages of Deptford, New Cross, Blackheath, Brockley, Lewisham, Lee, Ladywell,…
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