List of places in London
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This is a partial list of places in London, England. See List of places in England for lists of settlements in other counties.
[edit] London boroughs
London is divided into thirty-two London boroughs:
† = Outer London for statistics | * = Inner London for statistics
[edit] Wider areas
In addition to the boroughs, a number of wider areas are often used to describe London's geography:
- The West End and the East End.
- The City of London (as a discrete entity) vs. the rest of central London and in particular the City of Westminster.
- North London vs. South London
- East London vs. West London
- Inner London vs. Outer London
- Docklands, the former docks of East London and surrounding localities that have been under redevelopment since the 1980s.
- London Underground Travelcard Zones: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zones 8, Zone 9
[edit] Rivers, canals and lakes
[edit] Rivers
- Abbey Creek
- Barking Creek
- Beverley Brook
- Bow Back Rivers
- Bow Creek
- Channelsea River
- City Mill River
- Dollis Brook
- Duke of Northumberland's River
- Folly Brook
- Hackney Brook
- Hammersmith Creek
- Hogsmill
- Longford River
- New River
- Norbury Brook
- Old River Lea
- Pool of London
- Pyl Brook
- Pymmes Brook
- River Beck
- River Brent
- River Colne, Hertfordshire
- River Crane, London
- River Cray
- River Darent
- River Ingrebourne
- River Lee (or River Lea)
- River Lee Navigation
- River Moselle
- New River
- River Pool
- River Quaggy
- River Ravensbourne (tidal reach known as 'Deptford Creek')
- River Roding
- River Rom
- River Shuttle
- River Thames
- River Wandle
- River Westbourne
- Salmons Brook
- Stamford Brook
- Three Mills River
- Tyburn Brook
- Wandle
- Waterworks River
- Wyncham Stream
[edit] 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
[edit] Canals
- Croydon Canal
- Grand Surrey Canal
- Grand Union Canal
- Grosvenor Canal
- Hertford Union Canal
- Limehouse Cut
- Limehouse Basin
- Paddington Basin
- Prescott Channel
- Regent's Canal
- The River Lee Navigation
- Teddington Lock
- Wenlock Basin
[edit] Canal tunnels
- Islington Tunnel
- Maida Hill Tunnel
- Eyre's tunnel
[edit] Lakes
- the Serpentine
[edit] Islands in the Thames
- Note: Some of these "islands" are actually peninsulas, but have traditionally been called "islands" in common usage. 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
- Eel Pie Island
- Three Mills Island (actually in the River Lee)
- Orchard Place (at the confluence of the Thames, Bow Creek and Lee)
[edit] docks
- King George V Dock
- London Docks
- Millwall Docks
- Regent's Canal Docks
- Royal Albert Dock
- Royal Victoria Dock
- East India Docks
- West India Docks
- Surrey Commercial Docks
- St Katharine Docks
- Tobacco Dock
[edit] Hills
- Blackheath
- Crystal Palace
- Forest Hill
- Hampstead Hill
- Harrow Hill
- Horsendon Hill
- Ludgate Hill
- Muswell Hill
- Parliament Hill
- Primrose Hill
- Shooters Hill
- Sydenham Hill
- Telegraph Hill, Childs Hill
- Telegraph Hill, Lewisham
- Tower Hill
- Tyburn Hill
[edit] Notable buildings
- Eastbury Manor House
- Eltham Palace
- Fulham Palace
- Kenwood
- Kew Palace
- Little Holland House
- Spencer House
- Valentine's Mansion
[edit] Footpaths
[edit] Parks, Royal Parks and Commons
[edit] Royal Parks
- Brompton Cemetery (the only Crown Cemetery, managed as a Royal Park)
- Bushy Park
- Green Park
- Greenwich Park
- St. James's Park
- Hyde Park
- Kensington Gardens
- Regent's Park
- Richmond Park
[edit] Other notable parks, churchyards, gardens, and commons
- Brockwell Park
- Calthorpe Project
- Camley Street Natural Park
- Chelsea Physic Garden
- Clissold Park
- Coombe Wood House Gardens
- Crystal Palace Park
- Danson Park, Bexleyheath
- Down Lane Park, Tottenham
- Dulwich Park
- Duppas Hill
- Elsinge Green, Enfield
- Fairfield Park, Croydon
- Finsbury Park
- Furnivall Gardens
- Gladstone Park
- Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park, formerly Greenwich Marsh
- Gunnersbury Park
- Gwendwr Garden
- Ham House Gardens
- Hammersmith Park
- Hampstead Heath
- Hampton Court Gardens
- Horniman Gardens
- Inwood Park
- Island Gardens
- Jubilee Gardens, Barnes
- Jubilee Gardens, South Bank
- Jubilee Gardens, Twickenham
- Kennington Park
- Kenwood
- Kew Gardens
- King's Stairs Gardens
- Ladbroke Estate Gardens
- Lamorbey Park
- Larkhall Park
- Lincoln's Inn Fields
- London Wetland Centre
- Lyle Park
- Mayesbrook
- McDermott Park
- Mile End Children's Park
- Mitcham Common
- Mount Street Garden
- Museum of Garden History
- Myatt's Fields Park
- Newlands Park, Barking
- Norwood Park
- One Tree Hill
- Paradise Park, Holloway
- Park Hill, Croydon
- Peckham Rye
- Peckham Rye Common
- Phoenix Garden
- Pierhead Lock
- Potter's Fields Close
- Primrose Hill
- Postman's Park
- Putney Common
- Putney Heath
- Pymmes Park
- Quaggy River
- Queen's Gardens
- Queen's Park
- Queen's Wood
- Radnor Gardens
- Railway Fields LNR
- Raphael Park
- Ravenscourt Park
- Red Cross Garden
- Richmond Hill
- Riverwalk Gardens
- Ruskin Park
- Shoreditch Park
- Sir John McDougal Gardens
- South Norwood Country Park
- Southwark Park
- Spa Park
- St. John's Churchyard, Waterloo
- Strawberry Hill
- Streatham Common
- Sutcliffe Park
- Syon Park
- Telegraph Hill Park
- Thames Barrier Park
- Tooting Bec Common
- Tooting Graveney Common
- Twickenham
- V&A Garden
- Valence Park
- Valentines Park
- Vauxhall Park
- Victoria Park
- Victoria Tower Gardens
- Violet Hill Gardens
- Wandle Park, Croydon
- Wandsworth Common
- Wandsworth Park
- Wapping Recreation Ground
- Waterlow Park
- Weavers Field
- West Ham Park
- Westow Park
- Wimbledon Common
[edit] Garden squares
- Bonnington Square Garden (private, occasionally open to the public)
- Courfield Gardens East (private, occasionally open to the public)
- Garden Barge Square (private, occasionally open to the public)
- Gordon Square
- Russell Square
- Sloane Square
- St. James's Square
- Tavistock Square
- Victoria Square
- Woburn Square
[edit] Urban farms
- Deen City Farm
- Freightliners City Farm
- Hackney City Farm
- Hounslow Urban Farm
- Kentish Town City Farm
- Lee Valley Park Farms
- Mudchute Park and Farm
- Spitalfields City Farm
- Surrey Docks Farm
- Vauxhall City Farm
[edit] Remnants of ancient woodlands
[edit] Selected attractions
See also: list of London museums, London attractions category and the List of London venues.
[edit] Museums, palaces, venues and localities
- Albert Hall
- Albert Memorial
- Alexandra Palace
- British Museum
- British Library
- Buckingham Palace
- Canary Wharf
- Chinatown
- Covent Garden
- Hampton Court Palace
- Harrods
- Horniman Museum
- Imperial War Museum
- Kew Gardens
- Lloyd's of London
- London Dungeon
- London Transport Museum
- The London Eye
- Madame Tussaud's
- Museum of London
- National Gallery
- National Maritime Museum
- National Portrait Gallery
- Natural History Museum
- Palace of Westminster - colloquially known as the "Houses of Parliament"
- Royal National Theatre
- The RAF Museum
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Royal Festival Hall
- St. Paul's Cathedral
- Science Museum
- Sir John Soane's 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
[edit] Famous cemeteries
See also the Cemeteries in London category.
- Abney Park Cemetery
- Brompton Cemetery
- Highgate Cemetery
- Kensal Green Cemetery
- West Norwood Cemetery
- Tower Hamlets Cemetery
[edit] 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
- The Chapel of Alleyn's College
[edit] Former tourist attractions
[edit] Sporting venues
- Wembley Stadium
- Lord's Cricket Ground
- The Oval
- Twickenham Stadium
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
- Stamford Bridge
- White Hart Lane
- Herne Hill Velodrome
- Upton Park
- Emirates Stadium
- Vicarage Road
- Selhurst Park
- The Valley
- Craven Cottage
- The Den
[edit] Other
- Tyburn near Speakers' Corner
- The London Wall
- The Greenwich Meridian in Greenwich
[edit] Legal London
The Inns of Court:
Courts of law:
- Royal Courts of Justice
- Central Criminal Court, commonly known as the Old Bailey
[edit] Government buildings
- 10 Downing Street
- 11 Downing Street
- 12 Downing Street
- 2 Marsham Street
- 50 Queen Anne's Gate
- Admiralty Arch
- Admiralty House
- Clock Tower
- Cumberland House
- Dover House
- Eland House
- Horse Guards
- Hyde Park Barracks
- Lancaster House
- Lunar House
- Marsham Towers
- Metro Central Heights
- Middlesex Guildhall
- Norman Shaw Building
- Palace of Westminster
- Portcullis House
- Royal Arsenal
- Royal Artillery Barracks
- Royal Courts of Justice
- SIS Building
- Schomberg House
- Skipton House
- Somerset House
- St Stephen's Chapel
- Thames House
- Trinity House
- Victoria Tower
- War Office
- Wellington Barracks
[edit] Roads and streets
[edit] Selected streets and squares
- Abbey Road
- Berkeley Square
- Bond Street
- New Bond Street
- Charing Cross Road
- Connaught Square
- Oxford Street
- Regent Street
- Shaftesbury Avenue
- Electric Avenue
- Fleet Street
- Gipsy Hill
- Grosvenor Square
- Harley Street
- Hyde Park Gate
- The Kings Road
- Leicester Square
- The Mall
- 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
[edit] Major roads
- M25 motorway
- M1 motorway
- M3 motorway
- M4 motorway
- M11 motorway
- North Circular Road: also known as the A406
- South Circular Road: also known as the A205
- The London Inner Ring Road, consisting of:
[edit] Roman roads
[edit] Public transport
[edit] Major railway stations
- Blackfriars
- Cannon Street
- Charing Cross
- City Thameslink
- Clapham Junction
- East Croydon
- Euston
- Fenchurch Street
- King's Cross
- King's Cross Thameslink
- Liverpool Street
- London Bridge
- Marylebone
- Moorgate
- Paddington
- St. Pancras
- Victoria
- Waterloo
- Willesden Junction station
[edit] 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
- Kenley Aerodrome
[edit] Markets
(see also London markets)
[edit] Trade markets
[edit] Covered markets
[edit] Street markets
- Bermondsey Market
- Berwick Street Market
- Brick Lane Market
- Brixton Market
- Broadway Market
- Camden Market
- Camden Passage (not part of Camden Market, in spite of its name)
- Chapel Market
- Chrisp Street Market
- Columbia Road Market
- Deptford Market
- Earlham Street Market
- East Street Market
- Hoxton Market
- Queens Road Market
- Queen's Crescent Market
- Leather Lane Market
- Lower Marsh Market
- Nag's Head Market
- Petticoat Lane Market
- Portobello Road Market
- Ridley Road Market
- Romford Market
- Southall Market
- Walthamstow Market
- Watney Market
- Wembley Market
- Whitecross Street Market
[edit] Historical, now defunct
[edit] Miscellaneous
[edit] Districts
This list can now be found at the List of districts of London.
[edit] London postal districts
This list can now be found at the List of districts of London.
[edit] See also
- Districts of London
- List of wards in Greater London
- 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
- Subterranean London
- List of tallest buildings and structures in London
Lists by borough:
- List of places in the City of London
- List of places in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
- List of places in the London Borough of Barnet
- List of places in the London Borough of Bexley
- List of places in the London Borough of Brent
- List of places in the London Borough of Bromley
- List of places in the London Borough of Camden
- List of places in the London Borough of Croydon
- List of places in the London Borough of Ealing
- List of places in the London Borough of Enfield
- List of places in the London Borough of Greenwich
- List of places in the London Borough of Hackney
- List of places in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
- List of places in the London Borough of Haringey
- List of places in the London Borough of Harrow
- List of places in the London Borough of Havering
- List of places in the London Borough of Hillingdon
- List of places in the London Borough of Hounslow
- List of places in the London Borough of Islington
- List of places in the London Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
- List of places in the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- List of places in the London Borough of Lambeth
- List of places in the London Borough of Lewisham
- List of places in the London Borough of Merton
- List of places in the London Borough of Newham
- List of places in the London Borough of Redbridge
- List of places in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- List of places in the London Borough of Southwark
- List of places in the London Borough of Sutton
- List of places in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- List of places in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
- List of places in the London Borough of Wandsworth
- List of places in the London Borough of Westminster
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Islington council map page with clickable map linking to each London borough's web site.
- Historic Maps Of London dating from c1560 to 1925 on the free access MAPCO : Map And Plan Collection Online website.