London

is the of and the largest in the . For two millennia, it has been an important community on the Thames in south-east , at the head of a 50-mile (80-kilometer) estuary down to the North . The old center and centre of , the of , was founded by the Romans as Londinium and retains medieval limits. Since the 19th century, “” has also referred to the metropolis surrounding this core, which was historically divided between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, and which now forms the majority of Greater , the governed by the Greater Authority. West of is the of Westminster.

Since the nineteenth century, “” has also applied to the metropolis around this center, traditionally divided between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which mostly comprises Greater , the territory managed by the Greater Authority. The of Westminster, to the west of the , has housed the national and parliament for centuries.

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