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The London Borough of Brent is situated in the northwest of outer London. It was formed in 1965 from the merger of the former Municipal Boroughs of Wembley and Willesden, deriving its name from the River Brent, which runs more or less through the borough. Brent borders the boroughs of Harrow to the north-west, Barnet…
The London Borough of Bexley is situated in outer south-east London. The London Borough of Bexley was formed in 1965 under the London Government Act of 1963. It came from the merger of the Municipal Boroughs of Bexley and Erith, the Urban District of Crayford and part of the Urban District Chislehurst and Sidcup. It…
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….
By Greater_London_UK_district_map_(blank).svg: Nilfanion, created using Ordnance Survey data derivative work: Renly (talk) – Greater_London_UK_district_map_(blank).svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Barnet, formed in 1965, is part of outer London and as per the 2018 census is the largest borough by population with 384,774 individuals residing there. The borough is one of the ‘greener’ areas of London and…
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…
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