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Greater London

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“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” 

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The area of Greater London

  • greaterlondon
  • May 14, 2015
  • 2 min read

There is only one London and yet there are many!

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Greater London refers to the conurbation of London, made up of 32 ‘boroughs’ and the ‘City of London’. It covers an area of over 600 sq miles and has a population in excess of 7.8 million (in 2010), it is the largest urban area in Europe.

Greater London can be thought of as Inner London and Outer London.

The City of London, also known as "The City" or "Square Mile" is an area of approximately one square mile in the centre of ‘London’. It is the historic heart of London and is one of the world’s financial centres (and yes like Westminster is a city within a city).

Definition of Inner London, Outer London, and the London fringe

'Inner London' means the area comprising the London boroughs of:

Outer London boroughs

'Outer London' means Greater London, excluding the Inner London area.

The 'London fringe' area means:

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