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London (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 30 51 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.5142 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 05 35 W degrees minutes |
Long: -0.0931 decimal degrees |
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Note: Longtime seat of the British Empire and capital of the United Kingdom. It lies astride the River Thames 50 miles (about 80 km) upstream from its estuary on the North Sea. It has burned and been rebuilt several times, notably in revolt of Queen Boudicca in 60 CE and in the Great Fire of 1666. It became a large trade center in the Middle Ages and expanded rapidly during the 16th and 17th centuries and during the Industrial Revolution. During World War II the city was heavily bombed. London is not to be confused with Greater London which refers to all 32 London boroughs (Inner and Outer London boroughs) and the City of London; London is used to refer to the 12 Inner London boroughs and the City of London. |
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| London (preferred,C,V,English-P,U)
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| Londres (C,V,French-P,U,N)
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| Londra (C,V,Italian-P,U,N)
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| Londen (C,V,Dutch-P,U)
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| לונדון (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Augusta (H,V)
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| Londinion (H,V)
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| Londinium (H,V)
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............ | documented in 115; derivative of the Old Irish stem "londo," meaning wild or bold, and probably referring to local tribal name |
| Londinium Augusta (H,V)
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............ | Roman |
| Londinos (H,V)
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............ | Celtic name |
| Lundenburg (H,V)
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| Lundenceaster (H,V)
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| Lundene (H,V)
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| Lundenne (H,V)
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| Lundenwic (H,V)
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............ | Saxon name |
| Lundin (H,V)
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| Lundinium (H,V)
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| Lundonia (H,V)
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| Lundres (H,V)
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London (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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established as a Roman town ca. 43 CE, after the Emperor Claudius invaded England |
| city (C) |
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since the late 6th century |
| national capital (C) |
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of the United Kingdom |
| capital (C) |
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of the country of England |
| county seat (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| river port (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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since the late 6th century |
| provincial capital (H) |
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of the Roman provinces Britannia Superior and Maxima Caesariensis |
| Ancient Roman (H) |
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| Romano-British (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Britannia Superior .......... (province) |
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(World, Roman Republic and Empire, Britannia) [6000962] |
| capital of .... |
Maxima Caesariensis .......... (province) |
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(World, Roman Republic and Empire, Britannia, Britannia Superior) [7030355] |
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from the early 4th century CE |
| capital of .... |
United Kingdom .......... (nation) |
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(World, Europe) [7008591] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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[BHA, FDA, GRLPSC, IMJ, VP] |
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Atlas of Greek & Roman World (1981) 44 |
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Bartholomew Gazetteer of Britain (1986) |
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Canadian Centre for Architecture database (1987-) |
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Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 528-529; 1:528-529 |
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Cassell's Italian Dictionary (1983) 296 |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) VII, 457-485, XXIII, 291-306; 7:457-485, XXIII, 291-306 |
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GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998) 8486 |
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Israel Museum Jerusalem contribution (n.d.) |
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London (1997) 106; 5 |
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NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -2601889 |
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Oxford: English Place Names (1960) 303 |
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Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979) |
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Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-100 |
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Times Atlas of the World (1994) 114 |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) |
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