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2. London - Wikipedia

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   London is an ancient name, attested in the first century AD, usually in the Latinised form Londinium. [37] Modern scientific analyses of the name must account for the origins of the different forms found in early sources: Latin (usually Londinium), Old English (usually Lunden), and Welsh (usually Llundein), with reference to the known developments over time of sounds in those different languages.

3. City of London - Wikipedia

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   Website. cityoflondon.gov.uk. The City of London, also known as the City, is a city, ceremonial county and local government district [note 1] that contains the ancient centre, and constitutes, along with Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London and one of the leading financial centres of the world. [2]

4. Demographics of London - Wikipedia

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   According to the 2011 Census, 6,083,420 or 77.9% of London's population aged 3 and over spoke English as a main language, with a further 1,406,912 (19.8%) speaking it as a second language or well to very well. [ 46 ] 271,693 (3.5%) could not speak English well, while 47,917 (0.6%) could not speak English at all.

5. History of London - Wikipedia

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   The history of London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, extends over 2000 years. In that time, it has become one of the world's most significant financial and cultural capital cities. It has withstood plague, devastating fire, civil war, aerial bombardment, terrorist attacks, and riots.

6. Culture of London - Wikipedia

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   London has, alongside New York, been described as the cultural capital of the world. [1][2][3] The culture of London concerns the music, museums, festivals, and lifestyle within London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. London is one of the world's leading business centres, renowned for its technological readiness and economic clout, as ...

7. Greater London - Wikipedia

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   Greater London is the administrative area of London, [4] which is coterminous with the London region. It contains 33 local government districts: the 32 London boroughs, which form a ceremonial county also called Greater London, and the City of London. The Greater London Authority is responsible for strategic local government across the region ...