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John Strype's map of 1720 describes London as consisting of four parts: The City of London, Westminster, Southwark and the eastern 'That Part Beyond the Tower'. [1] As London expanded, it absorbed many hundreds of existing towns and villages which continued to assert their local identities.
North London and South London: the division of London by the River Thames; West End of London, Central London, East End of London and the South Bank: sections of the historic urban core; London Docklands: the former docks and now a regeneration area; London Plan sub-regions: North East, North, South East, South West, West
The London boroughs were incorporated using the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act 1882. [5] In the London boroughs the legal entity is not the council, as elsewhere in the country, but the inhabitants incorporated as a legal entity by royal charter (a process abolished elsewhere in England and Wales under the Local Government Act 1972).
Map of the 32 London boroughs and the City of London. This is a list of local authority districts within Greater London, including 32 London boroughs and the City of London. The London boroughs were all created on 1 April 1965. Upon creation, twelve were designated Inner London boroughs and the remaining twenty were designated Outer London ...
C. Camberwell; Cambridge Heath; Camden Town; Canary Wharf; Canbury; Cann Hall; Canning Town; Cannon Hill, Merton; Canonbury; Canons Park; Carshalton; Castelnau, London
A labelled map of the Greater London Built-up Area with administrative borders. The Greater London Built-up Area, or Greater London Urban Area, is a conurbation in south-east England that constitutes the continuous urban sprawl of London, and includes surrounding adjacent urban towns as defined by the Office for National Statistics. [1]
South London is the southern part of Greater London, England, south of the River Thames. The region consists of the boroughs , in whole or in part, of Bexley , Bromley , Croydon , Greenwich , Kingston , Lambeth , Lewisham , Merton , Richmond , Southwark , Sutton and Wandsworth .
Chelsea is an affluent area in West London, England, due south-west of Charing Cross by approximately 2.5 miles (4 km). It lies on the north bank of the River Thames and for postal purposes is part of the south-western postal area.