Encyclopedia - London Commuter Belt: Encyclopedia Ii - London Commuter Belt - Environs Of Greater London
There are eighteen boroughs and districts that have a border with Greater London and in some cases form part of the urban sprawl. These a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Places In London: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Places In London - Boroughs
List of places in London - Inner London boroughs. City of Westminster Camden Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Islington Kensing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Belt Uk: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Belt Uk - History
The notion dated from Herbert Morrison's 1934 leadership of the London County Council and was included in an advisory Greater London Plan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Places In London: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Places In London - Public Transport
List of places in London - Major railway stations. (see also List of London railway stations) Blackfriars Cannon Street Charing Cross ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia - London
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 bus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aylesbury: Encyclopedia - Aylesbury
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 o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beaconsfield: Encyclopedia - Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England, about 30 miles NW of London. The town sits in the highly attractive Chiltern H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Places In London: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Places In London - Selected Attractions
See also: list of London museums and the London attractions category. List of places in London - Museums palaces venues and localities. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Places In London: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Places In London - Roads And Streets
See also: a list of London roads the streets of London category the Longest streets in London List of places in London - Selected stre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Places In London: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Places In London - Rivers And Canals
List of places in London - Rivers. The River Thames The River Brent The River Cray The River Lee (or River Lea) The River Ravensbourne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Places In London: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Places In London - Markets
(see also London markets) List of places in London - Trade markets. Billingsgate Fish Market New Covent Garden Market Smithfield Meat ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amersham: Encyclopedia Ii - Amersham - History
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 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hertfordshire: Encyclopedia Ii - Hertfordshire - History
Main article: History of Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire was originally the area assigned to a fortress constructed at Hertford under the ru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brentwood Essex: Encyclopedia Ii - Brentwood Essex - History
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 descri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kent: Encyclopedia Ii - Kent - Political Divisions
Kent - Man of Kent or Kentish Man?. Kent is traditionally divided into West Kent and East Kent by the River Medway. This division into ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Defining London
Today, "London" usually refers to the conurbation known as Greater London, which is divided into thirty-two London Boroughs and the City ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London Districts
London - Central London. Main articles: Central London, and [[]], and [[]],    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woking: Encyclopedia Ii - Woking - Facilities
Woking has a modern shopping centre called The Peacocks and an older shopping area, Wolsey Place. [2] The main area for evening entertain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greater London: Encyclopedia Ii - Greater London - History
Greater London was formally created by the London Government Act 1963, which took force on 1 April 1965, replacing the former administrat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South East England: Encyclopedia Ii - South East England - Local Government
The region is divided into the following local government areas: South East England - Counties. Main articles: Counties of England, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chorleywood: Encyclopedia Ii - Chorleywood - History
Settlement at Chorleywood dates to the Paleolithic era, when the plentiful flint supply led to swift development of tools by early man. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egham: Encyclopedia Ii - Egham - History
In 1086, the Domesday Book recorded that Egham consisted of 15 hides of land and was worth £30 10s 0d. The Magna Carta was sealed at nea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bushey: Encyclopedia Ii - Bushey - History
The first written record of Bushey is an account in the Domesday Book, which describes a small agricultural village named 'Bissei' (which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishop's Stortford: Encyclopedia Ii - Bishop's Stortford - History And Naming
Settlers first made their homes in Bishop's Stortford over 250,000 years ago, although there was nothing significant until it became a sm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aylesbury: Encyclopedia Ii - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Defining London
Today, "London" usually refers to the conurbation known as Greater London, which is divided into thirty-two London Boroughs and the City ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Transport And Infrastructure
Transport is one of the four areas of policy administered by the Mayor of London, but the mayor's financial control is limited. The publi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Business And Economy
London serves as an enormous engine for the global economy. As Europe's largest city economy, it generated $365 billion in 2004 (17% of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Education
London is home to a diverse number of universities, colleges and schools, and is a leading centre of research and development. This inclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Style And Fashion
London is one of the "big four" fashion capitals (alongside Paris, Milan and New York) and is home to some of the finest haute couture in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Government
Greater London is divided into the 32 London boroughs and the City of London. The boroughs are the most important unit of local governmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Religion
When Pope Gregory the Great sent St. Augustine to bring England into the Catholic fold in 597, it was intended that the envoy should beco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Media
London is a major international communications centre with a virtually unrivaled number of media outlets. The British media is concentrat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Modern London
Today Greater London comprises the City of London and the 32 London boroughs (including the City of Westminster). 12 of these boroughs ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Modern London
Today Greater London comprises the City of London and the 32 London boroughs (including the City of Westminster). 12 of these boroughs ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egham: Encyclopedia Ii - Egham - Transport
Egham railway station is situated on the railway lines from Waterloo in London to Reading and Weybridge. Passenger services are operated ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Geography And Climate
Main articles: Geography of London and Climate of London Greater London covers an area of 609 square miles (1,579 km²). London...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - History
The name London is commonly thought to have come from the Latin name Londinium, as London was founded by the Romans during their reign ov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London Districts
London - Central London. Main article: Central London London - City of London. Main article: City of London The City of London is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Sport
London has hosted the Summer Olympics twice, in 1908 and 1948. In July 2005 London was chosen to host the Games in 2012, making it the fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Demographics
London had about 860,000 people in 1801 (in comparison, Paris had about 670,000 in 1802), and the population of Edo (modern-day Tokyo, Ja...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London In The Arts
London - Literature featuring London. Main article: London in fiction London has been the setting for many works of literature. The t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woking: Encyclopedia Ii - Woking - History
Woking's history starts in 673AD or CE. Woking begins around about this time as a settlement of a Wessex tribe followers of Wocca. The na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Geography And Climate
Greater London covers an area of 609 square miles (1,579 km²). London is a port on the Thames, a navigable river. The river ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London In The Arts
London - Literature featuring London. Main articles: London in fiction, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woking: Encyclopedia Ii - Woking - Energy Policy
Woking is unique in adopting a policy of operating completely off the public energy grid via a combination of hydrogen fuel cells and sol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woking: Encyclopedia Ii - Woking - Transport
Woking railway station is situated on the Alton Line, Portsmouth Direct Line, South Western Main Line and West of England Main Line. Acco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woking: Encyclopedia Ii - Woking - Education
Woking College is located in Old Woking and is the main college in the area, providing post-16 education. Secondary schools include St. J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woking: Encyclopedia Ii - Woking - Sport
Woking has a non-league football club, Woking F.C., that competes in the Nationwide Conference. The origin of the club's nickname, the "C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Tourist Attractions
London - Places of interest. See also: Category:Visitor attractions in London Chinatown Covent Garden Downing Street Horse Guards Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Sport
London has hosted the Summer Olympics twice, in 1908 and 1948. In July 2005 London was chosen to host the Games in 2012, making it the fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Defining London
Today, "London" usually refers to the conurbation known as Greater London, which is divided into thirty-two London Boroughs and the City ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Geography And Climate
Greater London covers an area of 609 square miles (1,579 km²). London used to be identified by its port on the Thames, which i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - History
The name London is commonly thought to have come from the Latin name Londinium, as London was founded by the Romans during their reign ov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Business And Economy
London serves as an enormous engine for the global economy. As Europe's largest city economy, it generated $365 billion in 2004 (17% of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - History
The name London is commonly thought to have come from the Latin name Londinium, as London was founded by the Romans during their reign ov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Tourist Attractions
London - Places of interest. See also: Category:Visitor attractions in London Buckingham Palace Camden Town Chinatown Covent Garden ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chorleywood: Encyclopedia Ii - Chorleywood - Demographics
According to the 2001 census, Chorleywood has a resident population of 9,215, of whom: 19.8% are under 16 years of age (cf. 20.2% for En...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Education
London is home to a diverse number of universities, colleges and schools, and is a leading centre of research and development. This inclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London Districts
London - Central London. The City of London is the principal financial district of the United Kingdom, and is one of the most importan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London Tourist Attractions
London - Places of interest. See also: Category:Visitor attractions in London Chinatown Covent Garden Downing Street Horse Guards Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London In The Arts
London - Literature featuring London. London has been the setting for many works of literature. The two writers who are perhaps most cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Business And Economy
London serves as an enormous engine for the global economy. As Europe's largest city economy, it generated $365 billion in 2004 (17% of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Demographics
London had about 860,000 people in 1801 (in comparison, Paris had about 670,000 in 1802), and the population of Edo (modern-day Tokyo, Ja...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kent: Encyclopedia Ii - Kent - Kent And London
When the County of London and London County Council were created in 1888, the new county incorporated a considerable part of north west K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aylesbury: Encyclopedia Ii - Aylesbury - Trade And Industry
Traditionally the town was a commercial centre with a market dating back to the Saxon period. This is because it was established on the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aylesbury: Encyclopedia Ii - Aylesbury - Administration
Aylesbury Town Council is the parish council for the town. In 2005, it comprised 23 councillors of which all 23 are members of the Libera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hertfordshire: Encyclopedia Ii - Hertfordshire - Geology
Main article: Geology of Hertfordshire. The rocks of Hertfordshire belong to the great shallow syncline known as the London basin. The be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kent: Encyclopedia Ii - Kent - Geography
Kent - Physical geography. Kent is the southeasternmost county in England. It is bounded on the north by the River Thames and the North...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kent: Encyclopedia Ii - Kent - History
The area has been occupied since the Lower Palaeolithic as finds from the quarries at Swanscombe attest. During the Neolithic the Medway ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Sport
London hosts one of the world's largest mass-participation marathons, the London Marathon, and has hosted the Olympic Games in 1908 and 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Religion
When Pope Gregory the Great sent St. Augustine to bring England into the Catholic fold in 597, it was intended that the envoy should beco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brentwood Essex: Encyclopedia Ii - Brentwood Essex - Boring Town
In the mid 1990s there sparked a controversy that has plagued Brentwood ever since. Is Brentwood boring? This question even made the nati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Transport And Infrastructure
Transport is one of the four areas of policy administered by the Mayor of London, but the mayor's financial control is limited. The publi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bushey: Encyclopedia Ii - Bushey - Modern Day
Being located near several film studios, Bushey and Bushey Heath frequently feature as backdrops for many film and TV shows. Most notable...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bushey: Encyclopedia Ii - Bushey - Local Heroes
A man who definitely deserves a mention in the history of Bushey was Hubert Herkomer, a poor immigrant from Bavaria who arrived in Bushey...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chorleywood: Encyclopedia Ii - Chorleywood - Politics
The Hertfordshire County Council is controlled by the Conservatives. At the County Council, Chorleywood is represented by Leonard Spencer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Government
Greater London is divided into the 32 London boroughs and the City of London. The boroughs are the most important unit of local governmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aylesbury: Encyclopedia Ii - Aylesbury - Modern Aylesbury
The town's population has doubled since the 1960s due to new housing developments, and is now a highly prosperous town. Aylesbury's popul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishop's Stortford: Encyclopedia Ii - Bishop's Stortford - Education
The county council (Hertfordshire) is responsible for education. Being in England, Bishop's Stortford follows the English schools model o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Media
London is a major international communications centre with a virtually unrivaled number of media outlets. The British media is concentrat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Style And Fashion In London
London is one of the "big four" fashion capitals (alongside Paris, Milan and New York) and is home to some of the finest haute couture in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amersham: Encyclopedia Ii - Amersham - Educational Establishments
Primary Schools in the town include Chestnut Lane Primary, Elangeni School, Chesham Bois Church of England School, St. Mary's Church of E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishop's Stortford: Encyclopedia Ii - Bishop's Stortford - Transportation
Bishop's Stortford owes its growth to developments in transport. It is well serviced by all forms of transportation: Bishop's Stortford ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishop's Stortford: Encyclopedia Ii - Bishop's Stortford - Politics
The town is generally seen as a conservative area, and this can be backed up by the fact that in the 2005 national elections Mark Prisk w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishop's Stortford: Encyclopedia Ii - Bishop's Stortford - Famous Inhabitants
Bishop's Stortford is the birthplace of Cecil Rhodes, born in 1853 and the effective founder of the state of Rhodesia, De Beers diamond c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London Commuter Belt: Encyclopedia Ii - London Commuter Belt - Green Belt
Much of the undeveloped part of this area lies within a designated Metropolitan Green Belt so further significant urban development is ge...   » Read the article