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London

Also Known As Londinium (the Roman-founded settlement from which London grew)
Northern Europe

The capital and largest city of the United Kingdom, on the River Thames in southeastern England, and the seat of the UK Parliament and the Crown. The built-up area of Greater London is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of roughly 9.09 million as of 2024. In 1854 the physician John Snow traced a cholera outbreak in the Soho district to a single contaminated water pump on Broad Street, a founding episode of epidemiology conducted before germ theory itself was established.

Facts
Population
9,089,736 1
Corrected 2026-08-29 from an undated '2025 estimate' lead-section-cited figure (no population-year fact recorded) to the infobox's own precise figure, dated 2024 (Office for National Statistics Mid-Year Population Estimates, United Kingdom, June 2024).
Area (sq km)
1572 1
Founding Year
47 1
Roman founding as Londinium, per the infobox's own Established field.
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Latitude
51.50722 degrees north 1
Longitude
0.1275 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

England, States or Territories

london is associated with england.

Source London (Wikipedia)
River Thames, Bodies of Water

London sits on the tidal Thames below Teddington Lock; the river was the reason the Romans founded the city where they did.

Source River Thames (Wikipedia)
River Thames, Bodies of Water
Source London (Wikipedia)
The British Isles, Regions

Greater London is the largest urban area in the British Isles.

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United Kingdom, Countries

London is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom, Countries
Source London (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

England, States or Territories

london is the capital of england.

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United Kingdom, Countries

London is the capital of the United Kingdom.

Source London (Wikipedia)

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A Square Mile That Runs Itself, Articles
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Discusses

Cholera

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Source The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of HumanityRoy Portertier 1

Origin Of

Antony Gormley

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Arthur Hughes

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Source Getty Research Institute, Union List of Artist Names: Getty ULAN record for Arthur HughesBirth and Death Places
Quote, Birth and Death Places
Born: London (Greater London, England, United Kingdom) (inhabited place)
Augustus Pugin

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Caryl Churchill

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Charles Barry

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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Graham Sutherland

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Harold Pinter

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James Gillray

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Source James Gillray (Wikipedia)Early life
Quote, Early life
was born in Chelsea, London
John Tenniel

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Source Getty Research Institute, Union List of Artist Names: Getty ULAN record for John TennielBirth and Death Places
Quote, Birth and Death Places
Born: London (Greater London, England, United Kingdom) (inhabited place)
Michael Cardew

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Source Michael Cardew (Wikipedia)Wikipedia sections
Quote, Wikipedia sections
Cardew was born in Wimbledon, London
Neoclassicism

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Pop Art

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Post-Impressionism

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Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

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Rachel Whiteread

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Stuckism

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William Blake

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William De Morgan

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William Hogarth

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William Staite Murray

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Yinka Shonibare

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Anglo-Irish Treaty

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Anglo-Japanese Alliance

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Charles III

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Entente Cordiale

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Source Entente Cordiale (Wikipedia)Background
Quote, Background
the written and partly secret agreement signed in London between the two powers on 8 April 1904
Jay Treaty

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Location Of

Crippen Case

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Jack the Ripper Murders

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The First Lambeth Conference

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Westminster Assembly

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Despenser War

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Site Of

Architectural Association School of Architecture

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Royal Institute of British Architects

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Waterloo Station

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30 St Mary Axe

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Source The Gherkin (Wikipedia)Wikipedia intro
Quote, Wikipedia intro
is a commercial skyscraper in London
April Love (painting)

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Arnolfini Portrait

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Dedham Lock and Mill

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Gin Lane

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Source Beer Street and Gin Lane (Wikipedia)Wikipedia sections
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The work is displayed in the Foundling Museum, London
Lady Standing at a Virginal

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Portrait of a Man in a Red Turban

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Portrait of a Young Man (Botticelli, London)

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Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan

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Self-Portrait with Two Circles

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Slave Labour (mural)

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Sunflowers (Van Gogh series)

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The Importance of Being Earnest

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Advanced Mobile Applications

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Aethel Mining

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Ainsworths

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All3Media

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Allen & Overy

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Antofagasta plc

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Ashanti Goldfields Corporation

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Ashurst LLP

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Associated British Foods plc

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Babcock International Group plc

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Balfour Beatty plc

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Barlow Lyde & Gilbert

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BBC Studios Home Entertainment

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Beazley plc

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Berwin Leighton Paisner

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Bioregional

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Bird & Bird

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BlueCo Sports and Entertainment Ltd.

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Source Companies House: BLUECO SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED, company number 11674413registered_office_address.locality
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registered_office_address.locality: London
Bridges Fund Management

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British Airways

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British American Tobacco

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British Iron & Steel Corporation

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British Light Steel Pressings

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British Rail

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British Railways Board

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Brompton Bicycle

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Source Companies House: BROMPTON BICYCLE LIMITED (01261512) - Find and update company informationRegistered office address
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Registered office address Brompton Bicycle Ltd Unit 1, Greenford Park, Ockham Drive, Greenford, Middlesex, London, England, UB6 0FD
Bunzl plc

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Bupa

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Burberry Group plc

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C. Hoare & Co

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Caffe Nero

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Calvert & Co

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Canonical

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Source Companies House: CANONICAL GROUP LIMITED (06870835) - Find and update company informationRegistered office address
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Registered office address 5 New Street Square, 5 New Street Square, London, England, EC4A 3TW
Carziqo

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Found There

Malaria No More UK

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Cockney

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Sources
1. London (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    with a population of 9.14 million people in 2025
  • Infobox
    Settled by Romans: AD 47; 1979 years ago (47), as Londinium
  • Infobox, coordinates
    51°30′26″N 0°7′39″W / 51.50722°N 0.12750°W
  • Infobox, Established
    Settled by Romans AD 47
  • Infobox, Population
    (2024) ... Total 9,089,736
  • Lead section, admin-division claim
    London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.14 million people in 2025.
  • Capital Of: United Kingdom, Lead section, capital fact
    London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.14 million people in 2025.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source
Wikidata: London
Wikidata Q84, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
River Thames (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: River ThamesView the Source
British Isles (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The British Isles, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: The British Isles, Lead section
The largest urban area by far is the Greater London Built-up Area with 9 million inhabitants.
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