There are eighteen boroughs and districts that have a border with Greater London and in some cases form part of the urban sprawl. These are (listed in order as they surround London clockwise from the Thames at Dartford): South East Kent - Dartford, Sevenoaks Surrey - Tandridge, Reigate and Banstead, Epsom and Ewell, Mole Valley, Elmbridge, Spelthorne Berkshire - Windsor and Maidenhead, Slough Buckinghamshire - South Bucks East Hertfordshire - Three Rivers, Hertsmere, Welwyn Hatfield, BroxbourneSee also:

London commuter belt, London commuter belt - Scale, London commuter belt - Environs of Greater London, London commuter belt - ONS Greater London Urban Area, London commuter belt - Further out, London commuter belt - Towns, London commuter belt - Green Belt, London commuter belt - Future

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List of places in London - Inner London boroughs. City of Westminster Camden Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Islington Kensington and Chelsea Lambeth Lewisham Southwark Tower Hamlets Wandsworth List of places in London - Outer London boroughs. Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Croydon Ealing Enfield Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Kingston upon Thames Merton Newham ...

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List of places in London, List of places in London - Boroughs, List of places in London - Inner London boroughs, List of places in London - Outer London boroughs, List of places in London - Areas, List of places in London - Rivers and canals, List of places in London - Rivers, List of places in London - Subterranean rivers, List of places in London - Canals, List of places in London - Islands in the Thames, List of places in London - Hills, List of places in London - Parks and Royal Parks, List of places in London - Remnants of ancient woodlands, List of places in London - Selected attractions, List of places in London - Museums palaces venues and localities, List of places in London - Famous cemeteries, List of places in London - Cathedrals and other places of worship, List of places in London - Former tourist attractions, List of places in London - Other, List of places in London - Roads and streets, List of places in London - Selected streets and squares, List of places in London - Major roads, List of places in London - Roman roads, List of places in London - Public transport, List of places in London - Major railway stations, List of places in London - Airports, List of places in London - Markets, List of places in London - Trade markets, List of places in London - Covered markets, List of places in London - Street markets, List of places in London - Districts

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The notion dated from Herbert Morrison's 1934 leadership of the London County Council and was included in an advisory Greater London Plan prepared by Patrick Abercrombie in 1944. However, it was some 14 years before the elected local authorities responsible for the area recommended had all defined the area on scaled maps with some precision. The introduction of green belts was the culmination of over 50 years of environmentalist pressure with roots in the Garden Cities Movement and widespread academic interest in combating urban sprawl and ribbon development, as well as pressure from campaign groups such as the ...

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Green Belt UK, Green Belt UK - History

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List of places in London - Major railway stations. (see also List of London railway stations) Blackfriars Cannon Street Charing Cross City Thameslink Clapham Junction Euston Fenchurch Street King's Cross King's Cross Thameslink Liverpool Street London Bridge Marylebone Moorgate PaddingtonSee also:

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London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. London produces 17% of the UK's GDP, and is one of the world's major business, political and cultural centres. The capital of the former British Empire, London is a leader in international finance, communications, entertainment, fashion and the arts and has considerable influence worldwide. London is one of the world's major global cities ...

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Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south central England. It has a population in the 2001 census of 65,173 and is part of the London commuter belt. Aylesbury - History. The town name is Anglo-Saxon though excavations in the town centre in the early 1990s found an Iron Age hillfort dating from around 650BC. The town is sited on an outcrop of Portlandian limestone which accounts for its prominent position in the surrounding landscape, which is largely clay. Aylesbury was ...

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Beaconsfield is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England, about 30 miles NW of London. The town sits in the highly attractive Chiltern Hills and is part of the London commuter belt, thus the average cost of housing in the town is extremely high. It is in the South Bucks local government district, which was known as the Beaconsfield district from 1974 to 1980. The parish is mainly given over arable land though some forest remains that was planted to supply the furniture industry of High ...

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See also: list of London museums and the London attractions category. List of places in London - Museums palaces venues and localities. Albert Hall Albert Memorial British Museum British Library Buckingham Palace Canary Wharf Chinatown Covent Garden Hampton Court Palace Harrods Imperial War Museum Kew Gardens Lloyd's of London London Dungeon The London Eye London Plan ...

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List of places in London, List of places in London - Boroughs, List of places in London - Inner London boroughs, List of places in London - Outer London boroughs, List of places in London - Areas, List of places in London - Rivers and canals, List of places in London - Rivers, List of places in London - Subterranean rivers, List of places in London - Canals, List of places in London - Islands in the Thames, List of places in London - Hills, List of places in London - Parks and Royal Parks, List of places in London - Remnants of ancient woodlands, List of places in London - Selected attractions, List of places in London - Museums palaces venues and localities, List of places in London - Famous cemeteries, List of places in London - Cathedrals and other places of worship, List of places in London - Former tourist attractions, List of places in London - Other, List of places in London - Roads and streets, List of places in London - Selected streets and squares, List of places in London - Major roads, List of places in London - Roman roads, List of places in London - Public transport, List of places in London - Major railway stations, List of places in London - Airports, List of places in London - Markets, List of places in London - Trade markets, List of places in London - Covered markets, List of places in London - Street markets, List of places in London - Districts

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See also: a list of London roads the streets of London category the Longest streets in London List of places in London - Selected streets and squares. Berkeley Square Brixton Road Bond Street New Bond Street Charing Cross Road Connaught Square Coldharbour Lane Oxford Street Regent Street Shaftesbury Avenue Electric Avenue Fleet Street Grosvenor Square ...

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List of places in London, List of places in London - Boroughs, List of places in London - Inner London boroughs, List of places in London - Outer London boroughs, List of places in London - Areas, List of places in London - Rivers and canals, List of places in London - Rivers, List of places in London - Subterranean rivers, List of places in London - Canals, List of places in London - Islands in the Thames, List of places in London - Hills, List of places in London - Parks and Royal Parks, List of places in London - Remnants of ancient woodlands, List of places in London - Selected attractions, List of places in London - Museums palaces venues and localities, List of places in London - Famous cemeteries, List of places in London - Cathedrals and other places of worship, List of places in London - Former tourist attractions, List of places in London - Other, List of places in London - Roads and streets, List of places in London - Selected streets and squares, List of places in London - Major roads, List of places in London - Roman roads, List of places in London - Public transport, List of places in London - Major railway stations, List of places in London - Airports, List of places in London - Markets, List of places in London - Trade markets, List of places in London - Covered markets, List of places in London - Street markets, List of places in London - Districts

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List of places in London - Rivers. The River Thames The River Brent The River Cray The River Lee (or River Lea) The River Ravensbourne (tidal reach known as 'Deptford Creek') The Wandle The New River List of places in London - Subterranean rivers. The Langbourne (dubious) The Walbrook The River Fleet The Tyburn The Tyburn Brook The River Westbourne Counter's Creek Stamford Brook See also:

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(see also London markets) List of places in London - Trade markets. Billingsgate Fish Market New Covent Garden Market Smithfield Meat Market New Spitalfields Market List of places in London - Covered markets. Borough Market Leadenhall Market Old Spitalfields market List of places in London - Street markets. Bermondsey Market Berwick Street Market ...

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List of places in London, List of places in London - Boroughs, List of places in London - Inner London boroughs, List of places in London - Outer London boroughs, List of places in London - Areas, List of places in London - Rivers and canals, List of places in London - Rivers, List of places in London - Subterranean rivers, List of places in London - Canals, List of places in London - Islands in the Thames, List of places in London - Hills, List of places in London - Parks and Royal Parks, List of places in London - Remnants of ancient woodlands, List of places in London - Selected attractions, List of places in London - Museums palaces venues and localities, List of places in London - Famous cemeteries, List of places in London - Cathedrals and other places of worship, List of places in London - Former tourist attractions, List of places in London - Other, List of places in London - Roads and streets, List of places in London - Selected streets and squares, List of places in London - Major roads, List of places in London - Roman roads, List of places in London - Public transport, List of places in London - Major railway stations, List of places in London - Airports, List of places in London - Markets, List of places in London - Trade markets, List of places in London - Covered markets, List of places in London - Street markets, List of places in London - Districts

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Records of Amersham date back to pre-Saxon times, when it was known as Agmodesham, and by the time that the Domesday book was written at around 1086 it became known as Elmodesham. The Domesday entry is as follows: Geoffrey de Mandeville holds Amersham. It answers for 7 1/2 hides. Land for 16 ploughs; in lordship 2 hides; 3 ploughs there. 14 villagers with 4 smallholders have 9 ploughs; a further 4 possible. 7 slaves; meadow for 16 ploughs; woodland 400 pigs. The total value is and was £9; before 1066 £16. ...

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Amersham, Amersham - History, Amersham - Educational establishments, Amersham - Geography

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Main article: History of Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire was originally the area assigned to a fortress constructed at Hertford under the rule of Edward the Elder in 913. The name Hertfordshire appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 1011. The Domesday Book recorded the county as having nine hundreds. Tring and Danais became one, Dacorum. The other seven were Broadwater, Cashio, Edwinstree, Hertford, Hitchin and Odsey. Hertfordshire is the starting point of the New River: a man made waterway, opened in 1613 to ...

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Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire - History, Hertfordshire - Geology, Hertfordshire - Urban areas, Hertfordshire - Places of interest

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The name derives from a corruption of the words 'Burnt Wood', the name Burntwood can still be seen on some old maps. This old name describes the presumed reason for settlement in the part of Epping Forest that would have covered the area. Robert Graves claims that Brentwood was the site of the battle where Claudius defeated the Ancient Britons in 44AD. Brentwood was also the meeting place of some of the instigators of the Peasants' Revolt such as John Ball and Jack Straw. They, apparently, met regularly in local pubs and inns. ...

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Brentwood Essex, Brentwood Essex - History, Brentwood Essex - Business, Brentwood Essex - Boring town, Brentwood Essex - Other information, Brentwood Essex - Nearest places, Brentwood Essex - Nearest railway station

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Kent - Man of Kent or Kentish Man?. Kent is traditionally divided into West Kent and East Kent by the River Medway. This division into east and west is also reflected in the term Men of Kent for residents east of the Medway; those from west are known as Kentish Men. However, further investigation shows that the division is not the Medway, but further east in Gillingham. Edward Hasted, in his 1798 description of Rainham, writes: "The whole of this parish is in the division of East Kent which begins here, the adjoining parish of Gillingham, w ...

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Kent, Kent - History, Kent - Geography, Kent - Physical geography, Kent - Industries, Kent - Political divisions, Kent - Man of Kent or Kentish Man?, Kent - Lathes, Kent - Feudalism, Kent - The Poor Law, Kent - Boards of Health, Kent - Highway boards, Kent - Municipal boroughs, Kent - Kent County Council, Kent - Parish councils, Kent - Local Government Act 1972, Kent - Medway unitary authority, Kent - Kent and London, Kent - Ceremonial county, Kent - Cities towns and villages, Kent - Places of interest

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Today, "London" usually refers to the conurbation known as Greater London, which is divided into thirty-two London Boroughs and the City of London and forms the London region of England. Historically, "London" referred to the square mile of the City of London at the conurbation's heart, from which the city grew. Between 1889 and 1965 it referred to the former County of London which covered the area now known as Inner London. The metropolitan area of the County of London was previously c ...

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London, London - Defining London, London - Geography and climate, London - History, London - Modern London, London - Culture, London - London Districts, London - Central London, London - City of London, London - The West End, London - East London, London - The East End, London - Docklands, London - West London, London - North London, London - South London, London - Demographics, London - Government, London - Business and economy, London - Transport and infrastructure, London - Education, London - Media, London - Technology, London - Style and fashion, London - Religion, London - Sport, London - Tourist attractions, London - Places of interest, London - List of hotels in London, London - Buildings and monuments, London - Museums and galleries, London - Markets and shopping areas, London - Parks and gardens, London - Other places of interest, London - London in the arts, London - Literature featuring London, London - Films featuring London, London - Television programmes featuring London, London - Songs featuring London, London - Video Games featuring London, London - Major exhibitions staged in London, London - Parades

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London - Central London. Main articles: Central London, and [[]], and [[]], See also:

London, London - Defining London, London - Geography and climate, London - History, London - Modern London, London - Culture, London - London Districts, London - Central London, London - City of London, London - The West End, London - East London, London - The East End, London - Docklands, London - West London, London - North London, London - South London, London - Demographics, London - Government, London - Business and economy, London - Transport and infrastructure, London - Education, London - Media, London - Technology, London - Style and fashion, London - Religion, London - Sport, London - Tourist attractions, London - Places of interest, London - List of hotels in London, London - Buildings and monuments, London - Museums and galleries, London - Markets and shopping areas, London - Parks and gardens, London - Other places of interest, London - London in the arts, London - Literature featuring London, London - Films featuring London, London - Television programmes featuring London, London - Songs featuring London, London - Video Games featuring London, London - Major exhibitions staged in London, London - Parades

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Woking has a modern shopping centre called The Peacocks and an older shopping area, Wolsey Place. [2] The main area for evening entertainment is around Chertsey Road [3] which contains restaurants serving a number of cuisines and there are also numerous bars and pubs. The Ambassadors cinemas [4] and New Victoria Theatre [5] can be accessed via the top floor of The Peacocks. Woking has indoor swimming pools, "Pool in the Park", [6] and a separate leisure centre. Outdoor facilities include a skatepark, tennis courts, five-a-side ...

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Woking, Woking - Facilities, Woking - History, Woking - Politics, Woking - Energy Policy, Woking - Transport, Woking - Sport, Woking - Education, Woking - Notable residents

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Greater London was formally created by the London Government Act 1963, which took force on 1 April 1965, replacing the former administrative counties of Middlesex and London, adding the City, which was not under the London County Council, and absorbing parts of Kent, Hertfordshire, Surrey, and Essex. Greater London is bounded by the Home Counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Surrey, and Kent. Greater London originally had a two-tier system of local government, with the Greater London Council (GLC) sharing power ...

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Greater London, Greater London - History, Greater London - Historical population, Greater London - Map

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The region is divided into the following local government areas: South East England - Counties. Main articles: Counties of England, and [[]], and [[]], and See also:

South East England, South East England - Local government, South East England - Counties, South East England - Unitary Authority Areas, South East England - Historical boundaries, South East England - Common usage, South East England - Local dialects

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