List of places in London

This is a list of places in London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. See River Thames for more information on the river.

Table of contents

1 Boroughs 1.1 Inner London boroughs 1.2 Outer London boroughs 2 Areas 3 Rivers and canals 3.3 Rivers of London 3.4 Subterranean rivers of London 3.5 Canals of London 3.6 Islands in the Thames 4 Hills of London 5 Parks and Royal Parks of London 6 Remnants of ancient woodlands 7 List of world-famous individual locations in London, including tourist attractions 7.7 Famous tourist attractions 7.8 Famous cemeteries 7.9 Cathedrals and other major places of worship in London 7.10 Roads and streets 7.10.1 Famous streets, squares, etc. that are not localities 7.10.2 Famous major roads in, or terminating in, London 7.10.3 Famous Roman roads 7.11 Former London tourist attractions 7.12 Other historical places 8 Transport 8.13 Major London railway stations 8.14 Airports serving London 9 London markets 10 Urban villages 11 Related articles 12 External link

Boroughs

Inner London boroughs

• City of London
• City of Westminster
• Camden
• Greenwich
• Hackney
• Hammersmith and Fulham
• Islington
• Kensington and Chelsea
• Lambeth
• Lewisham
• Southwark
• Tower Hamlets
• Wandsworth

Outer London boroughs

• Barking and Dagenham
• Barnet
• Bexley
• Brent
• Bromley
• Croydon
• Ealing
• Enfield
• Haringey
• Harrow
• Havering
• Hillingdon
• Hounslow
• Kingston upon Thames
• Merton
• Newham
• Redbridge
• Richmond upon Thames
• Sutton
• Waltham Forest

Areas

An ambiguous area where development was deregulated for a fixed period by the Thatcher government, and placed under the influence of an appointed Development Corporation, extending about a kilometre each side of the River Thames roughly between Southwark and Dagenham:

• Docklands

Some important contrasts in London:

• The West End and the East End.
• The City (as a discrete entity) vs. the rest of central London.
• North London vs. South London
• Inner London vs. Outer London

Rivers and canals

Rivers of London

• The River Brent
• The River Cray
• The River Lee (or River Lea)
• The River Ravensbourne (tidal reach known as 'Deptford Creek')
• The River Thames

Subterranean rivers of London

• The Walbrook
• The Langbourne
• The River Fleet
• The River Westbourne
• The River Effra
• The River Ken
• The Tyburn
• The Wandle
• Stamford Brook
• Counter's Creek

Canals of London

• Grand Union Canal
• Regent's Canal
• The River Lee Navigation
• The Croydon Canal

Islands in the Thames

Note: 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
  • Millwall
  • Cubitt Town
  • Blackwall
• Eel Pie Island

Hills of London

• Primrose Hill
• Hampstead Hill
• Horsendon Hill
• Shooters Hill

Parks and Royal Parks of London

• Primrose Hill
• Regent's Park
• Kensington Gardens
• Hyde Park
• Green Park
• St James's Park
• Bushey Park
• Danson Park
• Richmond Park
• Greenwich Park

Remnants of ancient woodlands

• Oxleas Wood

List of world-famous individual locations in London, including tourist attractions

• Albert Hall
• Albert Memorial
• British Museum
• British Library
• Buckingham Palace
• Houses of Parliament
• Imperial War Museum
• Lloyds of London
• London Dungeon
• London Stock Exchange
• Madame Tussaud's
• National Gallery
• National Portrait Gallery
• National Theatre
• Natural History Museum
• The RAF Museum
• Royal Festival Hall
• Science Museum
• Tate Britain
• Tate Modern
• Tower of London
• Victoria & Albert Museum
• The heart of government in Whitehall

Famous tourist attractions

• The London Planetarium
• Madame Tussaud's wax museum
• Charing Cross Road
• Chinatown
• Cleopatra's Needle
• Covent Garden
• Downing Street
• Eltham Palace
• Hampton Court Palace
• Kew Gardens
• The London Eye
• Museum of London
• Nelson's Column
• Soho
• Theatreland
• Tower Bridge
• Tower of London

Famous cemeteries

• Brompton Cemetery
• Highgate Cemetery
• Kensal Green Cemetery

Cathedrals and other major places of worship in London

• Westminster Abbey
• St Paul's Cathedral
• Regent's Park Mosque
• Westminster Cathedral
• Central Hall, Westminster
• Southwark Cathedral
• Neasden Temple

Roads and streets

Full article: List of London roads

Famous streets, squares, etc. that are not localities

• Oxford Street
• Regent Street
• Shaftesbury Avenue
• Leicester Square
• Charing Cross Road
• The Mall
• Haymarket
• Regent Street
• Piccadilly Circus
• Portobello Road
• Fleet Street
• Tottenham Court Road
• Trafalgar Square

Famous major roads in, or terminating in, London

• M25 motorway
• M1 motorway
• M3 motorway
• M4 motorway
• M11 motorway
• North Circular Road
• South Circular Road
• The London Inner Ring Road, consisting of:
  • Pentonville Road, City Road, Old Street, Commercial Street, Mansell Street, Tower Bridge Road, New Kent Road, Elephant and Castle, Vauxhall Bridge Road, Park Lane, Edgware Road, Marylebone Road and Euston Road.

Famous Roman roads

• Watling Street

Former London tourist attractions

• Millennium Dome
• Wembley Stadium

Other historical places

• Tyburn

Transport

Major London railway stations

(see British railway system and List of London railway stations)

• Blackfriars station
• Cannon Street station
• Charing Cross station
• City Thameslink station
• Clapham Junction station
• Euston station
• Fenchurch Street station
• Kings Cross station
• Kings Cross Thameslink station
• Liverpool Street station
• London Bridge station
• Marylebone station
• Moorgate station
• Paddington station
• St Pancras station
• Victoria station
• Waterloo station

Airports serving London

• Biggin Hill Airport
• London Heathrow Airport
• London Gatwick Airport
• London Stansted Airport
• London City Airport
• Northolt aerodrome

there are heliports at Battersea and Hayes.

London markets

• Berwick Street market
• Borough Market
• Camden Lock market
• Columbia Road flower market
• Deptford Market
• East Street market
• Petticoat Lane market
• Portobello Road market

Urban villages

• Acton, Addington, Addiscombe, Alperton, Ardleigh Green, Arkley
• Balham, Banskide, Barbican, Barking, Barnes, Barnsbury, Battersea, Bayswater, Becontree, Becontree Heath, Beckenham, Beddington, Bedford Park, Belgravia, Bellingham, Belmont, Bermondsey, Bethnal Green, Old Bexley, Bexleyheath, Biggin Hill, Blackheath, Bloomsbury, The Borough, Brentford, Brixton, Brockley, Brondesbury
• Camberwell, Canonbury, Carshalton, Catford, Chadwell Heath, Chalk Farm, Charing Cross, Chase Cross, Cheam, Chessington, Chingford, Chislehurst, Chiswick, Clapham, Clerkenwell, Cockfosters, Collier Row, Coulsdon, Cowley, Cranham, Crayford, Creekmouth, Cricklewood, Crofton, Crouch End, Crystal Palace, Cudham
• Dagenham, Dalston, Debden, Deptford, Dulwich
• East Dulwich, Edgware, Edmonton, Elephant and Castle, Elm Park, Elmstead, Eltham, Emerson Park, Epping, Erith
• Farringdon, Feltham, Finchley, Finsbury, Finsbury Park, Foots Cray, Fortis Green, Fulham
• Gidea Park, Goddington, Golders Green, Goodmayes, Greenford, Gunnersbury
• Haggerston, Hampstead, Hampton, Hanwell, Hanworth, Harefield, Harlesden, Harlington, Harmondsworth, Harold Hill, Harold Wood, Harringay, Hatch End, Havering-Atte-Bower, Havering Park, Hayes, Heathrow, Hendon, Herne Hill, Heston, Highbury, Highgate, Holborn, Holloway, Homerton, Hornchurch, Hornsey, Hoxton,
• Ickenham, Ilford, The Isle of Dogs, Isleworth
• Kennington, Kensal Green, Kentish Town, Kenton, Keston, Kew, Kidbrooke, Kilburn, Kingsbury, Knightsbridge
• Leyton, Leytonstone, Limehouse
• Malden, Mark's Gate, Marylebone, Mayfair, Mill Hill, Mitcham, Morden, Mortlake, Mottingham, Muswell Hill
• Neasden, Newington, Norbiton, Northolt, Northwood, North Woolwich, Norwood, Notting Hill
• Ockendon, Orpington, Osterley
• Paddington, Palmers Green, Peckham, Penge, Perivale, Petersham, Petts Wood, Pinner, Pimlico, Plaistow, Plumstead, Poplar, Pratt's Bottom, Purley, Putney
• Queensbury
• Rainham, Roehampton, Romford, Rotherhithe, Ruislip
• St John's Wood, St Pancras, Selsdon, Shepherd's Bush, Shoreditch, Sidcup, Sipson, Snaresbrook, Soho, Southall, Southgate, Stamford Hill, Stanmore, Stepney, Stockwell, Stoke Newington, Stratford, Streatham, Surbiton, Sydenham
• Teddington, Thamesmead, Thornton Heath, Tolworth, Tooting, Tottenham, Tottenham Green, Tottenham Hale, Totteridge, Tufnell Park, Tulse Hill, Twickenham
• Upminster, Uxbridge
• Vauxhall
• Waddon, Walthamstow, Wallington, Walworth, Wandsworth, Wanstead, Wapping, Wealdstone, Welling, Wembley, West Ham, Whetstone, White City, Whitechapel, Willesden, Wimbledon, Winchmore Hill, Wood Green, Woodford, Woolwich, Wormwood Scrubs
• Yeading, Yiewsley

Related articles

• London commuter belt
• Tall buildings in London
• List of London Underground stations
• List of London railway stations
• List of London buildings

External link

• Islington council map page with clickable map linking to each borough's web site.