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| x North London |
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North London is the northern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes.
At its widest extent, North London is the part of Greater London that is north of the River Thames. This includes most of the...
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| x Somers Town, London |
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Somers Town, named after the Somers family who owned the land, is an area of London south of Camden Town. Historically, the locality known as Somers Town was the whole of the triangular space between the Hampstead, Pancras, and Euston Roads. Modern...
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| x Chinatown, London |
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The name Chinatown has been used at different times to describe different places in London. The present Chinatown is in the Soho area of the City of Westminster, occupying the area in and around Gerrard Street. It contains a number of Chinese...
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| x Canary Wharf |
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Canary Wharf is a large office and shopping development in East London, located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Rivaling London's traditional financial centre, The Square Mile, Canary Wharf contains the UK's three tallest buildings: One...
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| x Islington |
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Islington is the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is an inner-city district in London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy Upper Street. The name is now also often...
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| x Greenwich |
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Greenwich (pronounced /ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ/ ( listen) GREN-itch, /ˈɡrɛnɪdʒ/ GREN-idge, or /ˈɡrɪnɪdʒ/ GRIN-idge) is a district in south-east London, England, on the south bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. It is best known for its...
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| x London Borough of Richmond upon Thames |
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The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in south west London, England, which forms part of Outer London.
It can been seen from a map that the borough is not entirely urbanised - there are some...
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| x London Borough of Merton |
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The London Borough of Merton ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in South West London.
The borough was formed in 1965 by the merger of the former area of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the...
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| x London Borough of Sutton |
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The London Borough of Sutton ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Outer London. It covers an area of 43 km (16.6 sq mi) and is the 80th largest local authority in England by population. It is...
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| x London Borough of Lewisham |
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The London Borough of Lewisham ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in south-east London, England and forms part of Inner London. The principal settlement of the borough is Lewisham and its council is based at Catford.
The Prime Meridian...
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| x London Borough of Bromley |
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The London Borough of Bromley ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough of south east London, England and forms part of Outer London. The principal town in the borough is Bromley.
The Prime Meridian passes through Bromley.
The borough is the...
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| x London Borough of Havering |
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The London Borough of Havering ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in East London, England and forms part of Outer London. The principal town in Havering is Romford and the other main communities are Hornchurch, Upminster and Rainham....
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| x London Borough of Redbridge |
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The London Borough of Redbridge ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in the north east sub-region of Greater London, England and forms part of Outer London. Its administrative headquarters is at Redbridge Town Hall in Ilford.
The name...
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| x London Borough of Harrow |
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The London Borough of Harrow ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough of outer north-west London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and other London boroughs: Hillingdon to the west, Ealing to the south, Brent to the south-east and...
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| x Woolwich |
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Woolwich (pronounced /ˈwʊlɪtʃ/ or /ˈwʊlɪdʒ/) is a suburb 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...
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| x London Borough of Brent |
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The London Borough of Brent ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in North-West London, UK and forms part of Outer London. The major area is Wembley.
It borders Harrow to the north-west, Barnet to the north-east, Camden to the east and...
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| x Shoreditch |
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Shoreditch is an area of London within the London Borough of Hackney. It is a built-up part of the inner city immediately to the north of the City of London, located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east north east of Charing Cross.
The historic heart of...
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| x St Pancras, London |
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St Pancras is an area of London. For many centuries the name has been used for various officially designated areas, but today it is only an informal term and is rarely used, having been largely superseded by several other terms for overlapping...
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| x St John's Wood |
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St John's Wood is a district of north-west London, England, in the City of Westminster, and at the north-west end of Regent's Park. It is approximately 2.5 miles north-west of Charing Cross. Once part of the Great Middlesex Forest, it was later...
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| x Putney |
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Putney is an affluent district of south-west London in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is located 5.1 miles (8.2 km) south-west of Charing Cross, on the southern bank of the River Thames, opposite Fulham. The area is identified in the London...
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| x Notting Hill |
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Notting Hill is an area in West London, England close to the north-western corner of Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is a cosmopolitan district known as the location for the annual Notting Hill Carnival, the...
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Neasden is an area of Brent, London, England.
The area was recorded as Neasdun in 939 AD and the name is derived from the Old English nēos = 'nose' and dūn = 'hill'. It means 'the nose-shaped hill' referring to a well-defined landmark of this area....
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Mortlake is a district of London, England and part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is on the south bank of the River Thames between Kew and Barnes with East Sheen inland to the south. Mortlake was part of Surrey until 1965....
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| x Mayfair, London |
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Mayfair is an area of central London, England, within the City of Westminster.
Mayfair is named after the annual fortnight-long May Fair that took place on the site that is Shepherd Market today (from 1686 until it was banned in that location in...
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Knightsbridge is a road which gives its name to an exclusive district lying to the west of Central London. The road runs along the south side of Hyde Park, west from Hyde Park Corner, spanning the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of...
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| x Golders Green |
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Golders Green is an area in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. Although having some earlier history, it is essentially a 19th century suburban development situated about 5.3 miles (8.5 km) north west of Charing Cross and centred on the...
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| x Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames |
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The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a borough in South West London, England. The main area in the borough is Kingston upon Thames, but it covers a wider area also including places such as Surbiton, Chessington,...
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Edgware is a suburb of North London situated 9.7 miles (15.6 km) north-west of Charing Cross.A per the name the Edgware Road starts in Edgware and runs to Marble Arch, some miles to the south. Most of Edgware is in the London Borough of Barnet, but...
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| x Brixton |
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Brixton is an area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is predominantly residential with a prominent street market and substantial retail sector. Brixton is a multiethnic community, with around 24 percent of Brixton’s...
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| x Bloomsbury, London |
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Bloomsbury is an area of central London in the south of the London Borough of Camden, developed by the Russell family in the 17th and 18th centuries into a fashionable residential area. It is notable for its array of garden squares, literary...
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Whitehall is a road in Westminster in London, England. It is the main artery running north from Parliament Square, towards traditional Charing Cross, now at the southern end of Trafalgar Square and marked by the statue of Charles I, which is often...
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| x Southwark |
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Southwark, or the Borough, is an area of south-east London in the London Borough of Southwark, situated 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Charing Cross.
Southwark (pronounced /ˈsʌðɚk/, locally also [ˈsʌvək]) is the area of London immediately south of...
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| x River Thames |
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The River Thames (pronounced /ˈtɛmz/ ( listen)) is a major river flowing through southern England. While best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows through several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...
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| x Soho |
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Soho is an area in the centre of the West End of London, England, in the City of Westminster. An entertainment district, for much of the later part of the 20th century, it had a reputation for sex shops as well as night life and film industry. Since...
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| x Docklands |
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Docklands is the semi-official name for an area in East and South East London, boroughs (Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Newham and Greenwich). The docks were formerly part of the Port of London, at one time the world's largest port. They have now been...
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| x West Green, London |
West Green is an area of North London in the United Kingdom and part of the London Borough of Haringey. It is an inner-suburban area located 5.7 miles (9.22 km) north of Charing Cross.
The area is mainly residential and includes both Chestnuts and...
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| x Finsbury Park, London |
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Finsbury Park is an area in north London, England which grew up around an important railway interchange at the junction of the London Boroughs of Islington, Haringey and Hackney. It is not to be confused with Finsbury, which is some miles further...
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| x Kensal Town |
Kensal Town is a district of London, England. It is located at the boundary of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, at grid reference TQ243821. It is included in the W postcode area and was first recorded in 1876...
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| x Chelsfield |
Chelsfield is a place in the London Borough of Bromley in London, England.
The name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Cillesfelle, meaning land of a man called Cēol.
It formed an ancient parish, and later civil parish of 3,378 acres (14 km...
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| x Wyncham Stream |
Wyncham Stream is a small river, a stream; within the London Boroughs of Bexley and Bromley in southeast London, England, United Kingdom. It is 5.6 km (3.5 miles) in length and is a tributary of the River Shuttle.
The stream rises from several...
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| x Longlands |
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Longlands is a place and suburb in southeast London, England and an electoral ward in the southwest corner of the London Borough of Bexley; its main postcodes are DA15 and DA14. Its post town is Sidcup and it is part of the town of Sidcup. Some old...
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| x Aldborough Hatch |
Aldborough Hatch is a district of London, England, located in the London Borough of Redbridge. It is part of the Ilford post town and is situated at OS grid reference TQ455895. The earliest recorded use of the name is Aldborough Hacche (c. 1490).
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| x East Sheen |
East Sheen, also known as 'Sheen' is an affluent suburb of London, England in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It forms part of the London post town in the SW postcode area.
The main high street is the Upper Richmond Road which has many...
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| x North Sheen |
North Sheen is an area of London, England in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
It forms part of the Richmond post town in the TW postcode area. Due to boundary and post code changes over many decades North Sheen is no longer a defined area...
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| x Bedford Park, London |
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Bedford Park is a suburban development in Chiswick in London, England. It forms a conservation area that is mostly within the London Borough of Ealing, with a small part to the east within the London Borough of Hounslow. It is the most desirable and...
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| x Great North Wood |
The Great North Wood was a natural oak forest that covered most of the area of raised ground starting some four miles (6 km) south of central London, covering the Sydenham Ridge and the southern reaches of the River Effra and its tributaries. At its...
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| x Norwood New Town |
Norwood New Town is a largely residential former working class enclave within the larger district of Upper Norwood in Southeast London. It is within the London Borough of Croydon. In common with its neighbouring districts of West Norwood, South...
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| x South Hampstead |
South Hampstead is a district of north-west London, part of the London Borough of Camden. It could be defined as the area between West End Lane, Belsize Road, Finchley Road and Broadhurst Gardens, although the area is largely indistinguishable from...
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| x Queensbury, London |
For other places, see Queensbury, West Yorkshire (disambiguation)
Queensbury is a locality in north west London, England. It is located in the south eastern part of the London Borough of Harrow and on the boundary with the London Borough of Brent....
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| x Westbourne Green |
Westbourne Green is an area of London on the western edge of the City of Westminster.
The nearest London Underground stations are Westbourne Park and Royal Oak on the Hammersmith & City Line.
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| x Hook, London |
Hook is a place in south west London, England. It forms part of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and is located 13.5 miles (21.7 km) south west of Charing Cross.
Hook was a civil parish which formed part of the Surbiton Urban District of...
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| x Headstone, London |
Headstone is an area of London, England. Postcode district: HA2 & HA3 It is located to the north-east of Harrow. Places of interest include the Headstone Manor, and the Headstone lane railway station.
Geocoding info: Location: Headstone Lane Station...
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| x Castelnau |
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Castelnau is a place in south west London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames approximately six miles west from Charing Cross on the south side of the Thames river. On the end of the Barnes peninsula, Castelnau is connected to Hammersmith...
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| x Hackbridge |
Hackbridge in the London Borough of Sutton is a suburb and railway station in south-west London with services to London Victoria and Blackfriars (Thameslink). Hackbridge was home to the first Country dogs home opened by the Duke and Duchess of...
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| x The Hyde |
The Hyde is a locality in the London Borough of Barnet in London, United Kingdom. The area is considered to form part of Hendon.
The name is first recorded in 1281 as la Hyde meaning the hide of land; the amount of land considered enough to support...
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| x Loxford |
Loxford is a district in the London Borough of Redbridge in London, England. It is a densely built-up, multi-ethnic locality between Ilford to the north and Barking to the south.
The medieval manor of Loxford was in the possession of Barking Abbey...
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| x Lisson Grove |
Lisson Grove is a district and also a street of the City of Westminster, London, England located just to the north of the city ring road. There are many landmarks surrounding the area. To the north is Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood. To the...
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| x Pitshanger Village |
Pitshanger Village is a small area of North Ealing in West London, centred around the shops in Pitshanger Lane. It contains North Ealing Primary School and Pitshanger Park, and is sometimes taken to include the Brentham Garden Suburb. It is served...
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| x Clay Hill, London |
Clay Hill is a small area of Enfield, London, England. It is located to the north of Enfield Town. Mainly a residential area which almost borders Crews Hill to the north and forms part of London's Green Belt. Places of interest include Clay Hill...
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| x Dagenham Dock |
Dagenham Dock is a place in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in London, United Kingdom.
It is located to the south of Dagenham and on the River Thames. It was once the site of a large coaling port and continues to be the location of a...
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