The County of London was a county of England from 1889 to 1965, corresponding to the area known today as Inner London. It was created as part of the general...
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districts: the 32 London boroughs, which form a ceremonial county also called Greater London, and the City of London. The Greater London Authority is responsible...
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The City of London, also known as the City, is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the ancient centre, and constitutes...
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County Hall (sometimes called London County Hall) is a building in the district of Lambeth, London that was the headquarters of London County Council...
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The London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first...
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London County may refer to: Greater London, England, a present-day county City of London, England, a city-county, and enclave of Greater London County...
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Middlesex (redirect from County of Middlesex)
within the ceremonial county of Greater London, with small sections in neighbouring ceremonial counties. The county's boundaries largely followed three rivers:...
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1965, the 32 London boroughs and Greater London were created by the London Government Act 1963. Twelve boroughs in the former County of London area were...
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The history of London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, extends over 2000 years. In that time, it has become one of the world's most...
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19th century, the name "London" has referred to the metropolis around the City of London, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey...
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Greater London and the Isles of Scilly) had a two-tier structure of upper-tier county councils and lower-tier district councils, with each county being...
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also been known as the London postal area. The County of London was much smaller, at 117 square miles (300 km2), but Greater London is much larger at 607...
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the Courts of Quarter Sessions. Additionally there was a County of London which covered the area today known as Inner London. The Isle of Wight was previously...
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Whilst in theory the counties corporate could have had separate lieutenants appointed for them, in practice all of them except London shared a lieutenant...
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parts of London: Central London, North London, East London and South London. West London was part of the historic county of Middlesex. Early West London had...
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demography of London is analysed by the Office for National Statistics and data is produced for each of the Greater London wards, the City of London and the...
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London Government Act 1963, coming into force on 1 April 1965, comprising twelve Inner London boroughs and almost identical to the County of London that...
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Westminster Bank (redirect from London and County Bank)
1834 as the London and Westminster Bank. It merged with the London and County Bank in 1909, after which it renamed itself the London County and Westminster...
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The home counties are the counties of England that surround London. The counties are not precisely defined but Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire...
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the historic counties of Middlesex and Essex, East London developed as London's docklands and the primary industrial centre. The expansion of railways in...
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have borne the title County of London Yeomanry (CLY). Most have been mounted, then armoured regiments. The 1st County of London Yeomanry was a volunteer...
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The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through central London from Sunday 2 September to Thursday 6 September 1666, gutting the...
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"London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark, in central London since...
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Outer London. Outer London consists of areas that were not part of the County of London and became formally part of London when Greater London was created...
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3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army. It was raised in 1901 from Second Boer War veterans of the...
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London County, Connecticut, which empties into Long Island Sound. The city is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. New London is home...
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Metropolitan boroughs were subdivisions of the County of London from 1900 to 1965. The 28 boroughs were created by the London Government Act 1899. In 1965 they...
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after results of the election. Laurel County is included in the London, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area. Laurel County, the 80th county to be organized...
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City of London Corporation, officially and legally the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, is the local authority of the City of London...
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Middx. Not shown: City of London Cumberland Westmorland Sussex Yorkshire East Riding North Riding West Riding The name of a county often gives a clue to...
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