List of places in London
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This is a partial list of places in London, the capital city of the United Kingdom.
Contents
- 1
- 2 Areas
- 3 Rivers and canals
- 4 Hills
- 5 Parks and Royal Parks
- 6 Remnants of ancient woodlands
- 7 Selected attractions
- 7.1 Museums, palaces, venues and localities
- 7.2 Famous cemeteries
- 7.3 Cathedrals and other places of worship
- 7.4 Former tourist attractions
- 7.5 Other
- 8 Roads and streets
- 9 Public transport
- 10 Markets
- 11 Districts
- 12 See also
- 13 External links
- City of Westminster
- Camden
- Greenwich (Outer London for statistics)
- Hackney
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Barking and Dagenham
- Barnet
- Bexley
- Brent
- Bromley
- Croydon
- Ealing
- Enfield
- Haringey (Inner London for statistics)
- Harrow
- Havering
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Kingston upon Thames
- Merton
- Newham (Inner London for statistics)
- Redbridge
- Richmond upon Thames
- Sutton
- Waltham Forest
Areas
- City of Westminster
- Camden
- Greenwich (Outer London for statistics)
- Hackney
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Barking and Dagenham
- Barnet
- Bexley
- Brent
- Bromley
- Croydon
- Ealing
- Enfield
- Haringey (Inner London for statistics)
- Harrow
- Havering
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Kingston upon Thames
- Merton
- Newham (Inner London for statistics)
- Redbridge
- Richmond upon Thames
- Sutton
- Waltham Forest
Areas
- Docklands, the former docks of East London and surrounding localities that have been under redevelopment since the 1980s.
- The West End and the East End.
- The City of London (as a discrete entity) vs. the rest of central London.
- North London vs. South London
- East London vs. West London
- Inner London vs. Outer London
Rivers and canals
Rivers
- The River Thames
- The River Brent
- The River Cray
- The River Lee (or River Lea)
- The River Ravensbourne (tidal reach known as 'Deptford Creek')
- The Wandle
- The New River
- The Langbourne (dubious)
- The Walbrook
- The River Fleet
- The Tyburn
- The Tyburn Brook
- The River Westbourne
- Counter's Creek
- Stamford Brook
- The River Neckinger
- The River Effra
Canals
Islands in the Thames
- Note: Only the largest islands are listed here. A longer list can be found in the River Thames article.
Hills
- Blackheath
- Hampstead Hill
- Horsendon Hill
- Ludgate Hill
- Muswell Hill
- Parliament Hill
- Primrose Hill
- Shooters Hill
- Telegraph Hill, Childs Hill
- Telegraph Hill, Lewisham
- Tower Hill
- Tyburn Hill
Parks and Royal Parks
- Abney Park
- Blackheath
- Bushy Park
- Camberwell Green
- Crystal Palace Park
- Danson Park
- Green Park
- Greenwich Park
- Kennington Park
- Kensington Gardens
- Hampstead Heath
- Hyde Park
- Primrose Hill
- Regent's Park
- Richmond Park
- St. James's Park
- Victoria Park
Remnants of ancient woodlands
- Highgate Wood
- Kenwood
- Oxleas Wood
- Queens Wood
Selected attractions
See also: list of London museums and the category.
Museums, palaces, venues and localities
- Albert Hall
- Albert Memorial
- British Museum
- British Library
- Buckingham Palace
- Canary Wharf
- Chinatown
- Covent Garden
- Hampton Court Palace
- Harrods
- Imperial War Museum
- Kew Gardens
- Lloyd's of London
- London Dungeon
- The London Eye
- London Planetarium
- Madame Tussaud's
- Museum of London
- National Gallery
- National Maritime Museum
- National Portrait Gallery
- Natural History Museum
- Palace of Westminster - colloquially the Houses of Parliament
- Royal National Theatre
- The RAF Museum
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Royal Festival Hall
- St. Paul's Cathedral
- Science Museum
- Soho
- Somerset House - contains three separate museums
- South Bank Centre
- Syon House
- Tate Britain
- Tate Modern
- Tower Bridge
- Tower of London
- Trafalgar Square featuring Nelson's Column
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Wallace Collection - art museum
- West End theatre
- Westminster Abbey
- The heart of government in Whitehall
Famous cemeteries
See also the category.
Cathedrals and other places of worship
See also: List of churches and cathedrals of London
- Westminster Abbey
- St Paul's Cathedral
- Regent's Park Mosque
- Westminster Cathedral
- Central Hall, Westminster
- Southwark Cathedral
- Neasden Temple
- Temple Church
Former tourist attractions
Other
Roads and streets
See also:
- a list of London roads
- the category
- the Longest streets in London
Selected streets and squares
- Berkeley Square
- Bond Street
- New Bond Street
- Charing Cross Road
- Connaught Square
- Oxford Street
- Regent Street
- Shaftesbury Avenue
- Electric Avenue
- Fleet Street
- Grosvenor Square
- Harley Street
- Leicester Square
- The Mall
- The Haymarket
- Regent Street
- Piccadilly
- Piccadilly Circus
- Portobello Road
- Old Compton Street
- Sloane Square
- Saville Row
- Tottenham Court Road
- Trafalgar Square
- Queensway
- Russell Square
- Wardour Street
Major roads
- M25 motorway
- M1 motorway
- M3 motorway
- M4 motorway
- M11 motorway
- North Circular Road
- South Circular Road
- The London Inner Ring Road, consisting of:
- * Pentonville Road, City Road, Old Street, Commercial Street, Mansell Street, Tower Bridge Road, New Kent Road, Elephant and Castle, Vauxhall Bridge Road, Park Lane, Edgware Road, Marylebone Road and Euston Road.
Roman roads
Public transport
Major railway stations
(see also List of London railway stations)
- Blackfriars
- Cannon Street
- Charing Cross
- City Thameslink
- Clapham Junction
- Euston
- Fenchurch Street
- King's Cross
- King's Cross Thameslink
- Liverpool Street
- London Bridge
- Marylebone
- Moorgate
- Paddington
- St. Pancras
- Victoria
- Waterloo
Airports
- London Biggin Hill Airport - official name
- London City Airport
- London Gatwick Airport
- London Heathrow Airport
- London Luton Airport
- London Manston Airport - shown thus on [some maps]. Now called Kent International Airport. Located near Ramsgate.
- Stansted Airport
- Northolt Aerodrome
- London Heliport (Battersea)
- Hayes Heliport (Hayes)
- Croydon Airport
Markets
(see also London markets)Trade markets
Covered markets
Street markets
- Bermondsey Market
- Berwick Street Market
- Brick Lane Market
- Camden Lock Market
- Chapel Market
- Columbia Road Market
- Deptford Market
- Earlham Street Market
- East Street Market
- Leather Lane Market
- Lower Marsh Market
- Nag's Head Market
- Petticoat Lane Market
- Portobello Road Market
- Walthamstow Market
- Watney Market
Districts
These districts are informal or historic, in some cases their boundaries are not defined precisely. However they are used to designate localities by members of the public more frequently than the names of the London Boroughs listed above.- Acton, Addington, Addiscombe, Alperton, Anerley, Ardleigh Green, Arkley
- Balham, Bankside, Barbican Estate, Barking, Barnes, Barnsbury, Battersea, Bayswater, Becontree, Becontree Heath, Beckenham, Beddington, Bedford Park, Belgravia, Bellingham, Belmont, Harrow, Belmont, Sutton, Bermondsey, Bethnal Green, Old Bexley, Bexleyheath, Biggin Hill, Blackheath, Bloomsbury, The Borough, Brentford, Brixton, Brockley, Brondesbury
- Camberwell, Canonbury, Carshalton, Catford, Chadwell Heath, Chalk Farm, Charing Cross, Charlton, Chase Cross, Cheam, Chessington, Chingford, Chislehurst, Chiswick, Clapham, Clerkenwell, Cockfosters, Collier Row, Coombe, Coulsdon, Cowley, Cranham, Crayford, Cricklewood, Crofton Park, Crouch End, Crystal Palace, Cudham
- Dagenham, Dalston, Deptford, Dulwich
- East Dulwich, Edgware, Edmonton, Elephant and Castle, Elm Park, Elmstead, Eltham, Emerson Park, Erith
- Farringdon, Feltham, Finchley, Finsbury, Finsbury Park, Foots Cray, Fortis Green, Fulham
- Gidea Park, Goddington, Golders Green, Goodmayes, Greenford, Greenwich, Gunnersbury
- Haggerston, Hampstead, Hampton, Hanwell, Hanworth, Harefield, Harlesden, Harlington, Harmondsworth, Harold Hill, Harold Wood, Harringay, Hatch End, Havering-atte-Bower, Havering Park, Hayes, Bromley, Hayes, Hillingdon, Heathrow, Hendon, Herne Hill, Heston, Highbury, Highgate, Holborn, Holloway, Homerton, Hornchurch, Hornsey, Hoxton,
- Ickenham, Ilford, The Isle of Dogs, Isleworth
- Kenley, Kennington, Kensal Green, Kentish Town, Kenton, Keston, Kew, Kidbrooke, Kilburn, Kingsbury, Knightsbridge
- Lambeth, Leyton, Leytonstone, Lewisham, Limehouse
- Mark's Gate, Marylebone, Mayfair, Mill Hill, Mitcham, Morden, Mortlake, Mottingham, Muswell Hill
- Neasden, New Addington, New Cross, New Cross Gate, Newington, New Malden, Norbiton, Norbury, Northolt, Northwood, North Woolwich, Norwood, Notting Hill
- Ockendon, Orpington, Osterley
- Paddington, Palmers Green, Peckham, Penge, Perivale, Petersham, Petts Wood, Pinner, Pimlico, Plaistow, Plumstead, Poplar, Pratt's Bottom, Purley, Putney
- Queensbury
- Rainham, Roehampton, Romford, Rotherhithe, Ruislip
- St John's Wood, St Pancras, Sanderstead, Selsdon, Shadwell, Shepherd's Bush, Shirley Shoreditch, Sidcup, Sipson, Snaresbrook, Soho, Southall, South Croydon, Southgate, Southwark, Stamford Hill, Stanmore, Stepney, Stockwell, Stoke Newington, Stratford, Streatham, Surbiton, Sydenham
- Teddington, Thamesmead, Thornton Heath, Tolworth, Tooting, Tottenham, Tottenham Green, Tottenham Hale, Totteridge, Tufnell Park, Tulse Hill, Twickenham
- Upminster, Uxbridge
- Vauxhall
- Waddon, Walthamstow, Wallington, Walworth, Wandsworth, Wanstead, Wapping, Wealdstone, Welling, Wembley, West Ham, West Wickham, Whetstone, White City, Whitechapel, Willesden, Wimbledon, Winchmore Hill, Wood Green, Woodford, Woolwich, Wormwood Scrubs
- Yeading, Yiewsley
See also
- List of structures in London
- List of London museums
- List of London railway stations
- List of London theatres
- List of London Underground stations
- London commuter belt
- Rivers of Great Britain
- Tall buildings in London
External links
- [Islington council map page] with clickable map linking to each borough's web site.
- [intoLondon.com] has a [clickable map] with which you can zoom in and explore the different areas of London, including their landmarks and transport links.
- [Zoomable Central London Map] which requires broadband.
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