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 Boroughs 1.1 Inner London boroughs 1.2 Outer London boroughs 2 Areas 3 Rivers and canals 3.1 Rivers 3.2 Subterranean rivers 3.3 Canals 3.4 Islands in the Thames 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 8.1 Selected streets and squares 8.2 Major roads 8.3 Roman roads 9 Public transport 9.1 Major railway stations 9.2 Airports 10 Markets 10.1 Trade markets 10.2 Covered markets 10.3 Street markets 11 Districts 12 See also 13 External links

Boroughs

Inner London boroughs

City of Westminster Camden Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Islington Kensington and Chelsea Lambeth Lewisham Southwark Tower Hamlets Wandsworth

Outer London boroughs

Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Croydon Ealing Enfield Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Kingston upon Thames Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Sutton Waltham Forest

Areas

• Docklands, the former docks of East London and surrouding localities that have been under redevelopment since the 1980s.

• London Underground Travelcard Zones: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zones A-D

Some important contrasts in London:

• 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

Subterranean rivers

• 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

• Grand Union Canal
• Regent's Canal
• The River Lee Navigation
• The Croydon Canal

Islands in the Thames

Note: Only the largest islands are listed here. A longer list can be found in the River Thames article.

• Canvey Island
• Isle of Grain
• Isle of Dogs
  • Millwall
  • Cubitt Town
  • Blackwall
• Eel Pie Island

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 London attractions 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 Cemeteries in London category.

• Abney Park Cemetery
• Brompton Cemetery
• Highgate Cemetery
• Kensal Green Cemetery
• Tower Hamlets Cemetery

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

• Millennium Dome
• Wembley Stadium

Other

• Tyburn

Roads and streets

See also:

• a list of London roads
• the streets of London 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

• Watling Street

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

• Billingsgate Fish Market
• New Covent Garden Market
• Smithfield Meat Market
• New Spitalfields Market

Covered markets

• Borough Market
• Leadenhall Market
• Old Spitalfields market

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, 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, Epping, 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 London buildings
• 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. hey yall have a wonderful day and keep up the GOOD work!!!!!