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| x London Borough of Camden |
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The London Borough of Camden ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. The southern reaches of Camden form part of Central London.
The borough was created in 1965 from the former area of the...
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| x London Borough of Croydon |
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The London Borough of Croydon ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in south-west London, England and is part of Outer London. It covers an area of 87 km (33.6 sq mi) and is the largest London borough by population. It is the southernmost...
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| x London Borough of Islington |
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The London Borough of Islington ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in Inner London. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Islington and Finsbury. The borough contains two Westminster parliamentary...
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| x London Borough of Hackney |
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The London Borough of Hackney ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in East London, and forms part of inner London.
Between 1999 and 2001 serious concerns were expressed about Hackney's performance as a council by the Audit Commission,...
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| x London Borough of Greenwich |
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The London Borough of Greenwich (pronounced /ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ/ ( listen)) is an Inner London borough in south-east London, England.
Greenwich is one of five host boroughs for the 2012 London Olympics with events due to be held at the Royal Artillery...
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| x London Borough of Southwark |
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The London Borough of Southwark (pronounced /ˈsʌðɚk/ ( listen)) is a London borough in south east London, England. It is directly south of the River Thames and the City of London, and forms part of Inner London.
Southwark got its name in the 9th...
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| x London Borough of Hounslow |
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The London Borough of Hounslow ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in West London, England.
The council was controlled by Labour from 1971 until 2006. Labour lost control of the council in the 2006 local elections which produced a hung...
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| x London Borough of Ealing |
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The London Borough of Ealing ( pronunciation (help·info)) is an Outer London borough in West London.
The London Borough of Ealing borders the London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Brent to...
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| x London Borough of Haringey |
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See also: Harringay for the neighbourhood in the London Borough of Haringey
The London Borough of Haringey (pronounced /ˈhærɪŋɡeɪ/ ( listen)) is a London borough, in North London, classified by some definitions as part of Inner London, and by others...
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| x London Borough of Enfield |
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The London Borough of Enfield ( pronunciation (help·info)) is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London.
Enfield was recorded in the Domesday Book 1086 as Enefelde, Einefeld 1214, Enfeld 1293, Enfild 1564, that is 'open land...
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| x London Borough of Wandsworth |
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The London Borough of Wandsworth (pronounced /ˈwɒndzwɝːθ/ ( listen)) is a London borough in south west London, England and forms part of Inner London.
The borough was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and...
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| x London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham |
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The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in West London, and forms part of Inner London. Traversed by the east-west main roads of the A4 Great West Road and the A40 Westway, many international...
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| x City of Westminster |
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The City of Westminster (pronounced /ˈwɛstmɪnstɚ/ ( listen)) is a borough of London with city status. It is located west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, and forms part of Inner London and the bulk of London's central area.
The...
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| x City of London |
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The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since...
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| x Hyde Park, London |
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Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.
The park is divided in two by the Serpentine. The park is contiguous with Kensington Gardens; although often...
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| x Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
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The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (often abbreviated to RBKC, usually pronounced 'RBK and C') is a London borough in the west side of central London.
It is an urban area and was named in the 2001 census as the most densely populated local...
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| x Globe Theatre, London |
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The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613. A second Globe Theatre was built on the same...
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| x East End of London |
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The East End of London, known vernacularly as the East End, is the area of London, England, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames, although it is not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries. Use of the...
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| x Wembley Stadium |
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The original Wembley Stadium was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007.
The stadium's first turf was cut by King George V, and it was first...
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| x Boleyn Ground |
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The Boleyn Ground, sometimes colloquially referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, East London, is the football stadium of West Ham United.
The club rented Green Street House and grounds in the Municipal Borough of East Ham from...
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| x Trinity College of Music |
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Trinity College of Music is one of the London music conservatories, based in Greenwich. It is part of Trinity Laban.
The conservatoire is housed in the elegant riverside buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital, designed in part by Sir Christopher...
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| x Cass Business School, London |
Cass Business School (short for the Sir John Cass Business School, City of London) is the business school of City University London. Located in the City of London, England, it was formerly known as City University Business School (CUBS) but changed...
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| x Goldsmiths College |
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Goldsmiths, University of London, is a constituent college of the University of London. Based in New Cross, London, Goldsmiths specialises in the teaching and research of creative, cultural and cognitive disciplines. The institution was founded in...
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| x Royal Academy of Music |
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The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and...
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| x Royal College of Art |
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The Royal College of Art (often abbreviated RCA) is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of MA, MPhil and PhD. The University is located in South Kensington and Battersea in London, United Kingdom....
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| x London Business School |
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London Business School is a leading international business school and a constituent college of the University of London. It is considered to be one of the world’s most highly regarded business schools and its flagship MBA program is frequently...
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| x University College London |
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University College London (UCL) is a British university institution and a constituent college of the University of London, based primarily in Bloomsbury, London.
Founded in 1826, UCL was the first university institution to be founded in London, the...
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| x Imperial College London |
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Imperial College London (officially The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine as titled in its Royal Charter) is a British university in London specialising in science, engineering, medicine and business.
Imperial was placed 5th...
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| x Craven Cottage |
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Craven Cottage is the name of a sports stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F.C. since 1896. The capacity of the stadium was increased to 26,678 following cosmetic repairs....
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| x London School of Economics |
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The London School of Economics and Political Science, commonly referred to as the London School of Economics or LSE, is a specialist constituent college of the University of London in London, England.
Founded in 1895, the School joined the federal...
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| x Emirates Stadium |
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The Emirates Stadium, often known simply as the Emirates, (IPA: /ðiːˈɛmərəts/) formerly Ashburton Grove, is a football stadium located in Holloway in the London Borough of Islington and is the current home of Arsenal Football Club. The stadium...
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| x Wembley Stadium |
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Wembley Stadium (usually shortened to just Wembley) is a stadium, located in Wembley Park in London, England. Primarily an association football venue, Wembley is owned by The Football Association (The FA) via its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium...
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| x British Library |
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The British Library (BL) is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is located in London and is one of the world's largest research libraries, holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats; books, journals, newspapers,...
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| x Wimbledon, London |
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Wimbledon is a suburb in south west London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located 7 miles (11.3 km) from Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. For most of the past one...
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| x Saint Sophia |
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Saint Sophia Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox church on Moscow Road in the Bayswater area of London.
It was consecrated as the Church of St Sophia on 5 February 1882 by Antonios, Archbishop of Corfu, as a focus for the prosperous Greek community that...
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| x Moorgate |
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Moorgate was a postern in the London Wall originally built by the Romans. It was turned into a gate in the 15th century. Though the gate was demolished in 1762, the name survives as a major street in the City of London. The street connects the City...
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| x Brunel University |
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Brunel University is a higher education institution situated in West London, England. In the latest Government Research Assessment Exercise, 82% of research submitted was rated as of international standing. The university has recently spent £250...
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| x King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry |
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King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Hospital or KCLMS is the medical and dental school of King's College London, and one of the United Hospitals. The school has campuses at Guy's Hospital (Southwark...
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| x University of North London |
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The University of North London was a university in the United Kingdom from 1992 to 2002. On 1 August 2002, it merged with London Guildhall University (formerly the City of London Polytechnic), to form London Metropolitan University. The former...
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The Serpentine (also known as the Serpentine River) is a 28-acre (11 ha) recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730. Although it is common to refer to the entire body of water as the Serpentine, strictly the name refers only to...
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| x Fanshawe College |
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Fanshawe College is a large college in London, Ontario, Canada. It also has campuses in Simcoe, St. Thomas, Woodstock, Tillsonburg, and Strathroy. There are about 15 000 full-time students and 40 000 part-time students. Fanshawe College has over 100...
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| x ESCP-EAP European School of Management |
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ESCP Europe is a top ranked international business school and one of the most prestigious French Management Grandes Écoles, . It is the oldest institution dedicated to business education in the world. It has campuses in five major European cities:...
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| x Imperial College School of Medicine |
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The Imperial College School of Medicine (ICSM) is the medical school of Imperial College London in England, and one of the United Hospitals.
Founded as a result of merging several notable hospitals in London, it is now the largest medical school in...
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| x Trinity College, London |
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Trinity College London (TCL) is an external examinations board for English language learners and teachers, music, drama, Arts Award and KeyStage 2. Trinity College London offers qualifications across a range of disciplines in the performing arts and...
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| x Royal Free and University College Medical School |
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UCL Medical School (formerly known as Royal Free and University College Medical School until 1 October 2008), is the medical school of University College London, part of the University of London, and one of the United Hospitals.
The Royal Free and...
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| x European Business School London |
European Business School London (EBS London) is located in Regent's Park in central London, England. EBS London was established in 1979, and is a constituent school of Regent's College.
The European Business School London is a private business...
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| x Royal United Services Institute |
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The Royal United Services Institute (in full the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies and commonly abbreviated to RUSI) is a British defence and security think tank. It was founded in 1831 by the Duke of Wellington.
RUSI...
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| x Sir George Monoux College |
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Sir George Monoux College is a sixth form college located in Walthamstow, East London.
Sir George Monoux, the founder of the College, was born in or before 1465. In 1506 he was a Warden of the Drapers Company, in 1509 he became the Sheriff of London...
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| x Trinity Laban |
Trinity Laban is the UK's first conservatoire of Music and Dance. The Higher Education Institute was formed in 2005 when leading centres of music and dance Trinity College of Music and Laban came together. Trinity Laban was ranked number one in both...
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| x Westminster Business School |
The Westminster Business School is the business school of the University of Westminster. It is located at the Marylebone Campus of the University close to Baker Street in London, England. The previously separate business school at Harrow will be...
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| x London School of Business and Finance |
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London School of Business and Finance (LSBF), in London (UK) is a renowned international business school established in 2000. It offers tutorial support for Master's degrees programmes in management and finance, including MBA, ACCA,CIMA, CIM, CFA,...
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| x Regent's Business School London |
Regent's Business School London (RBS London, or RBSL), (also known as Regent's Business School), is a private business school. The school is a part of Regent's College, UK the campus of which was originally built in 1913 in the midst of Regent's...
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| x Buckingham Palace |
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Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a rallying point for the British people at times of...
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| x East London, England |
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East London is the name commonly given to the north eastern part of London, England on the north side of the River Thames.
The London boroughs that make up this informal area are Barking & Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower...
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| x West London |
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West London is the area of Greater London to the west of Central London. Although it is only ambiguously defined, it is one of the most economically active areas of London outside of the centre, containing significant amounts of office space along...
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| x Lower Lea Valley |
The Lower Lea Valley is the area surrounding the River Lea (or Lee), which runs along the boundary of the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Newham and into the River Thames. Much of the area is included in the masterplan of London...
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| x South Kensington |
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South Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. It is a built-up area located 2.4 miles (3.9 km) west south-west of Charing Cross.
It is hard to define notional boundaries for South Kensington, but a common...
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| x The Angel, Islington |
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The Angel was originally an inn near a toll gate on the Great North Road (at what is now the corner of Islington High Street and Pentonville Road), but now informally refers to this part of Islington in London . The corner itself is actually in...
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| x Primrose Hill |
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Primrose Hill is a hill of 256 feet (78 m) located on the north side of Regent's Park in North London, England, and also the name for the surrounding district. The hill has a clear view of Central London to the south-east, as well as Belsize Park...
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| x South London |
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South London is the southern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes.
At its widest extent, South London is the part of Greater London that is south of the River Thames. This includes the historic...
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