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“London, London, London town,You can toughen up or get thrown around.” 

― Kano

 

 

 

 

 

“One thing about London is that when you step out into the night, it swallows you.” 

― Sebastian Faulks, Engleby

 

 

 

 

 

“This was London, in all its filth and glory. Nostalgic for the past, while yearning to cast off the chains of bygone ages and step forward into the bright utopia of the future. Proud of its achievements, yet despising its own flaws. A monster in both size and nature, that would consume the unwary and spit them out again, in forms unrecognizable and undreamt.

 

"London, the monster city” 

― Marie Brennan, With Fate Conspire

 

 

Short characteristics of religious groups in London (census 2001)

  • greaterlondon
  • Apr 20, 2015
  • 2 min read

In the 2001 census the largest religious groupings are Christian (58.2%).

The Church of England (Anglican Church)

King Henry Vlll set up the Church of England in 1534. It is still the country's offical church and has many London members.

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The city has three great Anglican churches:

Other Religions:

The Jewish population is the most heavily concentrated in London, with 56 per cent of the Jewish population of Great Britain living there. London's Jewish community grew in the 19th century, when refugees came from Nazi Germany. London's oldest synagogue is Bevis Marks in the City.

Just over half (52 per cent) of Britain's Hindu population live in London. Many of the Indians living in London are Hindus. In 1995 some built a magnificent place of worship in the north-western suburb of Neasden. It is called Swaminarayan Temple, and its many parts were carved from marble and limestone in India, then sent to London to be assembled.

Around two fifths of Muslims (38 per cent) live in London. Many members of London's large Islamic community are Bangladeshis and Pakistanis. others such as Arabs and Turks, belong to smaller minority groups. the city's Islamic places of worship, called mosques, range from ordinary local buildings to the impressive Central London Mosque in Regent's Park.

31 per cent of the Sikh population live in London.

Of the 149,000 Buddhists living in Britain in 2001, 36 per cent live in London.

Source: Census 2001, Office for National Statistics

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