List of areas of London facts for kids
London is the biggest city and the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It's split into two main parts: the City of London and 32 special areas called London boroughs. These boroughs were created by joining together many older, smaller areas. Each borough has lots of smaller places inside it, which people call districts, neighbourhoods, suburbs, towns, or even villages.
How London Grew Over Time
Long ago, in 1720, a map by John Strype showed London as four main parts: the City of London, Westminster, Southwark, and an area east of the Tower. As London got bigger, it slowly took in hundreds of towns and villages that were already there. Even though they became part of a larger city, these places kept their own special identities.
The famous writer Mark Twain once said in 1896 that London was like "fifty villages massed solidly together." This means it felt like many small communities joined up. Later, in 1934, Steen Eiler Rasmussen noticed that London kept growing as a collection of towns. People still lived in their own homes within these small communities, just like they had done hundreds of years ago. The London boroughs we have today were formed by combining these many old areas, some of which date back to the 1100s!
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Barrios de Londres para niños
- List of places in London
- List of London postcode districts
- List of electoral wards in Greater London
- List of civil parishes in Greater London
