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London city overview
London is a city in England shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Airport baseLondon Heathrow (LHR)
Known forLondon, Capital city of England, London planning base 3, London planning base 4
RegionEnglandEngland
Time zoneEurope/Londonlocal time
Founded680historical origin
City history
By about 680 the city had become a major port again, but there is little evidence of large-scale production.
In 1264, during the Second Barons' War, Simon de Montfort's rebels killed 500 Jews while attempting to seize records of debts. Early modern The Reformation produced a shift to Protestantism.
The fortifications failed their only test when the New Model Army entered London in 1647.
The ban was lifted during the 1660 Restoration; London's oldest theatre, Drury Lane, opened in 1663.
In 1666, the Great Fire destroyed much of the wooden-built city.
In 1710, Christopher Wren's masterpiece St Paul's Cathedral was completed, replacing its medieval predecessor, lost in the Great Fire.
During the 18th century London was dogged by crime, and the Bow Street Runners were established in 1750 as a professional police force.
Following an 1838 fire, the Royal Exchange was rebuilt in 1844.
Lyons opened the first of their chain of teashops in Piccadilly in 1894.
In the 12th century the institutions of central government, which had followed the royal English court around the country, grew in size and sophistication and became increasingly fixed, for most purposes at Westminster, although.
Westminster Abbey, rebuilt in Romanesque style by King Edward the Confessor, was one of the grandest churches in Europe.
Winchester had been the capital of Anglo-Saxon England, but from this time, London became the main forum for foreign traders and the base for defence in time of war.
It became the basis of a new Palace of Westminster.
London became the main North Sea port, with migrants from England and abroad.
Worth seeing
London
London is a practical London planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Capital city of England
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London planning base 3
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London planning base 4
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London planning base 5
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London planning base 6
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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London Heathrow (LHR) arrival plan
- London Heathrow (LHR)London Heathrow (LHR), London
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Rental cars
London day-trip car use
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Best time to visit
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Transport notes
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Crowds
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