Outline of London

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: /ˈlʌndən/
Etymology of London
Adjectival(s): London
Demonym(s): Londoner

Geography of London

Panorama 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

Climate of London
Geology of London

Geographical features of London

Thames Barrier

Landforms of London

River Thames
Subterranean rivers of London

Areas of London

Central London
East London
Inner London
London postal district
Metropolitan Green Belt
North London
Outer London
South London
Outer London
Subterranean London
West 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

Buckingham Palace
Clarence House
Hampton Court Palace
Horse Guards Parade
Kensington Palace
The Mall, London
St James's Palace

Modern attractions

8 Canada Square
30 St Mary Axe
Canary Wharf
Citigroup Centre, London
London Eye
Millennium Bridge, London
The O2 Arena
- Millennium Dome
One Canada Square
The Pinnacle (London)
The Shard
Tower 42
Wembley Stadium

Museums and galleries in London

Museums
and galleries

British Museum
Imperial War Museum
Museum of London
National Gallery
National Maritime Museum
National Portrait Gallery, London
Natural History Museum, London
Science Museum, London
Tate Britain
Tate Modern
Victoria and Albert Museum

Parks and open spaces

Royal Parks of London
Battersea Park
Clapham Common
Green Park
Greenwich Park
Hyde Park, London
Kensington Gardens
Regent's Park
St. James's Park

Monuments

Albert Memorial
Cenotaph
Cleopatra's Needle
Monument to the Great Fire of London
Nelson's Column
more ...

Retail locations

Bond Street
Carnaby Street
Harrods
Harvey Nichols
Knightsbridge
Liberty (department store)
Oxford Street
Regent Street
Selfridges
Tottenham Court Road

Civic buildings

Bow Street Magistrates' Court
City Hall (London)
City of London Police
London Ambulance Service
London Fire Brigade
Mayor of London
Metropolitan Police Service
Scotland Yard
Old Bailey
Royal Courts of Justice

Demographics of London

Demographics of London

Politics of London

London government

History of local government in London
Mayor of London
Greater London Authority
London Assembly
City of London Corporation
Ken Livingstone
London Development Agency
City Hall, London (Newham)
London Plan
Metropolitan Board of Works
Greater London Council
London County Council

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

Crime in London
Law enforcement agencies in London
- Metropolitan Police Service ("The MET")
  - Scotland Yard (MET headquarters)
  - Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
  - Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Operation Sassoon

UK government in London

Downing Street
Thames House
SIS (MI6)
Middlesex Guildhall
Palace of Westminster
Palace of Whitehall
Portcullis House
Somerset House
War Office
Whitehall

History of London

History of London, by important milestones

City of London
Lundenwic
Peasants' Revolt
Black Death
Great Plague of London
Livery Company
Great Fire of London
Industrial Revolution
British Empire
Great Stink
The Great Exhibition
Cool Britannia

History of London, by period

History of London (timeline)

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 ^[1]
- History of London (1900–1939)
- London during World War II^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
  - 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

Architecture of London
- Hotels in London
Events in London
- Annual events in London
LGBT culture in London
Tourism in London
- Hotels in London
Venues in London

Art in London

Panorama of London

Cinema of London

Music of London

Camerata of London
London Jazz Festival
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Royal Opera House
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Theatre in London

West End theatre
List of London venues

Language in London

London slang

People of London

List of people from London
Ethnic groups in London
- Chinese community in London

Religion in London

List of cemeteries in London
Christianity in London
Islam in London

Sport in London

Football in London

Sports clubs in London

Cricket
- Marylebone Cricket Club
- Middlesex County Cricket Club
- Surrey County Cricket Club
Rugby union
- Harlequin F.C.
- London Wasps
- London Welsh RFC
- Saracens F.C.
Rugby league
- London Broncos

Sports events in London

Olympics
- 1908 Summer Olympics
- 1948 Summer Olympics
- 2012 Summer Olympics
London Marathon
The Championships, Wimbledon
London Grand Prix

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

Economy 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 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

References

^ "Early-20th Century London". Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^ "World War II: London in Color". TIME. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^ "Germany bombs London". BBC History. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^ What was life like in London during World War II? (PDF). MUSEUM OF LONDON. 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^ "The London Blitz, 1940". EyeWitnesstohistory. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^ "London In The Second World War". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 September 2017.

External links

London.gov.uk – Greater London Authority
VisitLondon.com – Official London tourism site
Transport for London (TfL) – city transport authority
Museum of London
British Pathé – Digitalised archive containing hundreds of films of 20th century London
London in British History Online, with links to numerous authoritative online sources
Map of Early Modern London – Historical map and encyclopaedia of Shakespeare's London

[Early-20th_Century_London-1] "Early-20th Century London". Retrieved 21 September 2017.

[TIME-2] "World War II: London in Color". TIME. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2017.

[BBC_History-3] "Germany bombs London". BBC History. Retrieved 21 September 2017.

[MUSEUM_OF_LONDON-4] What was life like in London during World War II? (PDF). MUSEUM OF LONDON. 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2017.

[EyeWitnesstohistory-5] "The London Blitz, 1940". EyeWitnesstohistory. Retrieved 21 September 2017.

[Imperial_War_Museum-6] "London In The Second World War". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 September 2017.

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