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A surviving section of Roman wall on Tower Hill. Great Tower Hill lay inside the wall, Little Tower Hill outside. Tower Hill as shown on the "Woodcut" map of c. 1561. Tower Hill is the area surrounding the Tower of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is infamous for the public execution of high status prisoners from the late 14th ...
London is the capital of and largest city in England and the United Kingdom. ... John Strype's map of 1720 describes London as ... LONDON: N20: 020: Tower Hill:
It gave its name to the nearby Mark Lane tube station, which was opened in 1884, renamed Tower Hill in 1946, and closed in 1967. For some 240 years, Mark Lane was known for the corn exchange (which was the only market in London for corn, grain and seed); it occupied a series of properties on the east side of the southern end of the street.
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets , which is separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open ...
This is a list of the highest natural points within the 1,569 km 2 (606 sq mi) area of Greater London, England. The list includes all 21 peaks at least 100 metres high. The list includes all 21 peaks at least 100 metres high.
10 Trinity Square is a Grade II* listed building in London, United Kingdom, overlooking the River Thames at Tower Hill, in the southeastern corner of the City of London. Built in the Beaux Arts style , it is best known as the former headquarters of the Port of London Authority and is thus also sometimes referred to as the Port of London ...
The area was part of the historic (or ancient) county of Middlesex, but military and most (or all) civil county functions were managed more locally, by the Tower Division (also known as the Tower Hamlets). The role of the Tower Division ended when Ratcliff became part of the new County of London in 1889. The County of London was replaced by ...
The hill from which it takes its name is one of the three ancient hills of London; the others are Tower Hill, site of the Tower of London, and Ludgate Hill, crowned by St Paul's Cathedral. The highest point of Cornhill is at 17.7 metres (58 ft) above sea level. [1]