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From 1884 to 1974, the Greenwich meridian was the international standard prime meridian, used worldwide for timekeeping and navigation. The modern standard, the IERS Reference Meridian, is based on the Greenwich meridian, but differs slightly from it. [1] This prime meridian (at the time, one of many) was first established by Sir George Airy ...
PrimeLocation.com is a UK property portal owned by ZPG Ltd that lists properties in the UK and abroad. It was founded in 2001 by a group of 200 UK estate agents. It accepts property listings only from estate agents, letting agents and property developers.
The earliest cities (Latin: civitas) in Britain were the fortified settlements organised by the Romans as capitals of the Celtic tribes under Roman rule.The British clerics of the early Middle Ages later preserved a traditional list of the "28 Cities" (Old Welsh: cair) which was mentioned in De Excidio Britanniae [c] and Historia Brittonum.
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
Principal Place is a 15-storey office block in Shoreditch, London, designed by Foster and Partners and completed in 2016. [1] Since 2018, it has been occupied by the internet retailer Amazon.com as its UK headquarters.
Greenwich is home to a variety of amateur sports clubs. Its location on the tidal Thames makes it a good location for rowing; the Trafalgar Rowing Centre in Crane Street is the clubhouse of the Curlew and Globe rowing clubs. [58] [59] The Globe has senior and junior squads, the latter renowned for its achievements at national and international ...
London is the capital of and largest city in England and the United Kingdom. It is divided into the City of London and 32 London boroughs , the result of amalgamation of earlier units of administration that can be traced back to ancient parishes .
OpenStreetMap of Central London. Central London is the innermost part of London, in England, spanning the City of London and several boroughs. Over time, a number of definitions have been used to define the scope of Central London for statistics, urban planning and local government. Its characteristics are understood to include a high-density ...