Greater London

Greater London is located in England. The area is situated on the River Thames and Grand Union Canal. About 8,799,728 people live here (as of 2021). Between 2001 and 2021, the population grew from 7,172,036 to 8,799,728. The region lies at 4 metres above sea level. Its area extends over around 1,572.0 square kilometres. The region is divided into 1 Counties and 32 Subregions. The region was founded in the year 47. The postal codes are E, EC, N, NW, SE. The dialling code is 20. The name goes back to Londinium (London during the Roman era) Greater London is capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom. For more information, see www.london.gov.uk.

Greater London – Facts

Inhabitants	8799728
Area	1572 km²
Subregions	33
Named after	Londinium
Inception	47
Elevation	4 m
Located in	Greater London, Kingdom of Wessex, Kingdom of England, England, County of London
Postal code	E
Country	United Kingdom, Roman Empire, Kingdom of Essex, Kingdom of Mercia, Kingdom of Wessex, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Body of water	River Thames, Grand Union Canal
Native label	London
Official name	London
Significant event	Great Fire of London, 1908 Summer Olympics, the Blitz, 1948 Summer Olympics, 7 July 2005 London bombings, 2012 Summer Olympics
Described by source	Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Pauly–Wissowa, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Meyer’s Universum, Zweiter Band, Meyer’s Universum, Siebenter Band, Meyer’s Universum, Neunter Band
Website	https://www.london.gov.uk/

Data source: Wikidata (CC0)

Photos from Greater London

Arriva London Routemaster Buses Rm2217 (Cuv 217C), Rm6 (Vlt 6) & Rm5 (Vlt 5), Brixton Hill Tram Shed, Route 159, 9 December 2005 — Arriva London Routemaster Buses Rm2217 (Cuv 217C), Rm6 (Vlt 6) & Rm5 (Vlt 5), Brixton Hill Tram Shed, Route 159, 9 December 2005 Three of the Arriva London special purposes fleet's Routemaster buses (left to right), RM2217 (reg. CUV 217C), RM6 (reg. VLT 6) and RM5 (reg. VLT 5), parked up in the former tramshed on Brixton Hill (the A23) in south London. They have all just operated London Buses route 159 on the last day of non-… Taken and uploaded to Wikipedia by Johnhyde22 Transferred to Commons by User:Ultra7, public domain

Bulls Bridge, Grand Union Canal, Hayes, Middlesex Geograph.org.uk 339643 — Bulls Bridge, Grand Union Canal, Hayes, Middlesex Geograph.org.uk 339643 Dr Neil Clifton, cc by-sa

Bulls Bridge, Grand Union Canal, Hayes, Middlesex Geograph.org.uk 339605 — Bulls Bridge, Grand Union Canal, Hayes, Middlesex Geograph.org.uk 339605 Dr Neil Clifton, cc by-sa

421392 Clapham Junction — 421392 Clapham Junction Matthew Black from London, UK, cc by-sa

Bus Passes Raf West Drayton Geograph.org.uk 76380 — Bus Passes Raf West Drayton Geograph.org.uk 76380 Ray Stanton, cc by-sa

308136 Walthamstow Pump House Museum — 308136 Walthamstow Pump House Museum Matthew Black from London, UK, cc by-sa

Back Door Onto Canal Geograph.org.uk 679971 — Back Door Onto Canal Geograph.org.uk 679971 Phillip Perry, cc by-sa

Aintree Road, Perivale Geograph.org.uk 204306 — Aintree Road, Perivale Geograph.org.uk 204306 Ray Stanton, cc by-sa

4 Lav Emu — 4 Lav Emu Ian Mockford, cc by-sa

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Municipalities and Counties in Greater London

London Borough of Sutton

1-18 Jasmine Court 1st Choice Cars 1st North Wallington Scout Group 1st Stop Service & MOT Centre 28 The Dene 30 The Dene 32 The Dene 6th Form Centre

City of Westminster

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

1 1 Lexham Gardens Hotel 1-10 Golborne Gardens 1-12 Appleford House 1-12 Coleridge Square 1/2 The Mansions 100 Queen's Gate Hotel London Kensington, Curio Collection by Hilton 11 Cadogan Gardens

Inner and Middle Temples

London Borough of Tower Hamlets

& Other Stories 1 1 Beachy Road 1 Bellevue Square 1 Park Place 1 West India Quay 1-12 1-12 Pepys House

London Borough of Hackney

% Arabica 1-10 Guinness Close 1-46 Fields Estate 1-46 Morland Estate 1-48 George Downing Estate 1-5 Sojourner-Truth Close 1-6 Mapledene Estate 1-66 Lincoln Court

London Borough of Haringey

1 1 - 15 Ravensdale Mansions 1 Ashley Road 1 St. Georges Terrace 17-32 Ravensdale Mansions 1to3 2 2 St. Georges Terrace

London Borough of Islington

1-6 Crayford Mews 11 Esther Anne Place 17 Esther Anne Place 17 Shepperton Road 19 Shepperton Road 20 Ropemaker 21 Shepperton Road 23 Shepperton Road

London Borough of Camden

0 1 1 Espalier Gardens 1 Hampstead Road lock 8' 1 Hundred Acres 1-19 Torrington Place 1-4 Gondar Mansions 1-7 Caenwood Court

London Borough of Barnet

@love Burnt Oak 1 1 Wellhouse Lane 1-3 Louis Mews 1-33 Mountview Close 1,2 1374 Squadron Air Cadets 1876 Stand

London Borough of Enfield

1 2 2 barns north west of farmhouse at The Paddocks 3 67 Palmerston Crescent A G Plumbers A10 Wheeled Sports Facility Abbey Road

London Borough of Hounslow

1 10th Feltham Scout HQ 11 13 15 1st XV Pitch 21 23

Royal Borough of Greenwich

(Former) East Greenwich Library "Park 20" ARP Bunker 14 Pier Walk 33 4Front Prestige Car Sales 5th Royal Eltham Scouts 6 Mitre Passage 7R Gym

London Borough of Bexley

'Suite Deal' of Bexley 151 Club 16th Erith Scouts 1st Bridgen Scouts 1st North Cray (Geoffrey Hall) 318 Erith Road Dental Practice 4 Kitchens & Bedrooms 4th Erith All Saints Scouts

London Borough of Merton

10 11 12 14 144 Kingston Road Former White Hart Public House 16 18 19th Wimbledon Scout Group

London Borough of Wandsworth

1 1 Asquith Villas 1 Cazenove Villas 1 Drapers Yard 1 to 72 Price's Court 1-10 Colson Way 1-16 1-20 Searles Close

London Borough of Croydon

1 1 Ruskin Square 1-12 Vanguard Close 1-15 Nelson Close 1-15 Renown Close 1-18 Hood Close 1-18 Rodney Close 1-2 Cars

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

(Former) Allotment Gardens 1-15 Posts Court 1-21 Valley Place 12 Fassett Road 12 Skerne Road 14 Fassett Road 15 & 19 Oakhill Grove 17-27 Posts Court

London Borough of Waltham Forest

1-12 Oak Hill Court 1-8 Friars Court 100% U 100s Sweets 10th Leyton Scouts 13-36 Oak Hill Court 135 Norman Road 14th Walthamstow Scout Group

London Borough of Redbridge

1 2 3 30-43 Victory Road 4 4 Medical Clinical Solutions 44-65 Victory Road 66-87 Victory Road

London Borough of Brent

'A' Sidings 'B' Sidings 'C' Sidings 'F' Sidings 'R' Cafe 17A, Bridge Road 205 (Wembley) Cadet DET 243 Ealing Road

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

...But is it Art? 'grab & go' *To Let 2021* &feast 1 1 Mereway Cotttages 1-12 Cloister Court 11 Coffee & Co

London Borough of Bromley

"Barber Shop" "Forest School" "No Name" 1 1 Lucerne Court 10 Lucerne Court 11 Lucerne Court 173 (Orpington) Air Training Corps

London Borough of Harrow

"The Hundred Steps" 1st Harrow Weald Scouts 1st Stanmore Scout Group 23 24 25 26 27

London Borough of Ealing

'A' Block 'The Paddock' (former Glaxo building) (Former school) 1-6 and 7-12 Chester Court 1-6 and 7-12 Devon Court 1-6 and 7-12 Essex House 1-6 and 7-12 Fife Court

London Borough of Hillingdon

(Woodpecker Farm) 1 1 Dyson Drive 1 World Business Centre 1;2 114 Squadron Air Training Corps 14F Squadron Air Training Corps 1st Northwood Scout Group

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

... Sutaria 1 1 Loftus Villas 1 Providence Villas 1 Wood Crescent 1-3 Pembroke Buildings 1-30 1-6 Addison Park Mansions

London Borough of Lambeth

1 1-19 (odds) Barrington Road 1-19 & 37-55 St James's Crescent 1-21 Mandela Street 117-139 St James's Crescent 141-159 St James's Crescent 198 Contemporary Arts & Learning 1st Avenue

London Borough of Lewisham

1 Honey Suckle Court 1-14 Leeward Court 1-2 Azra Villas 1-21 Palace View 1-4 Canterbury Court 1-5 Grassmount 1-8 Porthcawe Road 14-60 Windley Close

London Borough of Havering

1 123 MOT Essex Ltd 1838 (Elm Park) Air Cadets 1st Step Mobility 2 2 Spice 3 4

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

1 1-5 Lilibet Close 121 Advisory 1stKidsWholesale 2 360 Barking 3D Nails & Beauty 51Parcel

London Borough of Newham

0º00 Navigation Part II: A Journey Across Europe and Africa 1 1 Bywell Place 1 Dane's Yard 116-130, Abbey Lane E15 132kV Gas Insulated Switchgear 14 Marshgate Lane 2

London Borough of Southwark

@999 Beauty % Arabica 1-21 Walters Close 103 Denmark Hill 122 Albany Road 123 Productions 139 Fika 18 Blackfriars Road

Important and frequently searched streets

Suffield Hatch allotments One Curtain Place Heathrow Biodiversity Site - Peggy Bedford Starveall Dock Oakwood Park Sunflower Way Hawkes Road The Castlemead Estate Eastway Tunnel

Hackney Wick / Trowbridge Road

SSE West London Depot Wilderness Mews Doran Manor Charter Quay Wildlife Habitat Calico Wharf Rayleigh Road