List of places in London
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This is a partial list of places in London, the capital city of the United Kingdom.
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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
- Docklands, an amorphous area in the former docks of East London that underwent extensive redevelopment in the 1980s and 1990s.
Some important contrasts in London:
- The West End and the East End.
- The City of London (as a discrete entity) vs. the rest of central London.
- North London vs. South London
- East London vs. West London
- Inner London vs. Outer London
Rivers and canals
Rivers
- The River Thames
- The River Brent
- The River Cray
- The River Lee (or River Lea)
- The River Ravensbourne (tidal reach known as 'Deptford Creek')
- The Wandle
- The New River
Subterranean rivers
- The Langbourne (dubious)
- The Walbrook
- The River Fleet
- The Tyburn
- The Tyburn Brook
- The River Westbourne
- Counter's Creek
- Stamford Brook
- The River Neckinger
- The River Effra
Canals
Islands in the Thames
- Note: Only the largest islands are listed here. A longer list can be found in the River Thames article.
Hills
- Blackheath
- Hampstead Hill
- Horsendon Hill
- Ludgate Hill
- Muswell Hill
- Parliament Hill, London
- Primrose Hill
- Shooters Hill
- Tower Hill
- Tyburn Hill
Parks and Royal Parks
- Blackheath
- Bushy Park
- Blackheath
- Camberwell Green
- Crystal Palace Park
- Danson Park
- Green Park
- Greenwich Park
- Kennington Park
- Kensington Gardens
- Hampstead Heath
- Hyde Park
- Primrose Hill
- Regent's Park
- Richmond Park
- St. James's Park
Remnants of ancient woodlands
World-famous individual locations
- Albert Hall
- Albert Memorial
- British Museum
- British Library
- Buckingham Palace
- Imperial War Museum in the old Bethlehem (or Bedlam) Asylum
- Lloyd's of London
- London Dungeon
- London Stock Exchange
- Madame Tussaud's
- National Gallery
- National Portrait Gallery
- Palace of Westminster - colloquially the Houses of Parliament
- Royal National Theatre
- Natural History Museum
- The RAF Museum
- Royal Festival Hall
- Science Museum
- Tate Britain
- Tate Modern
- Tower of London
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- The Wallace Collection art 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
Cathedrals and other major places of worship
- Westminster Abbey
- St Paul's Cathedral
- Regent's Park Mosque
- Westminster Cathedral
- Central Hall, Westminster
- Southwark Cathedral
- Neasden Temple
- Temple Church
Roads and streets
Full article: List of London roads
Streets and squares
- Connaught Square
- Oxford Street
- Regent Street
- Shaftesbury Avenue
- Leicester Square
- Charing Cross Road
- The Mall
- The Haymarket
- Regent Street
- Piccadilly Circus
- Portobello Road
- Fleet Street
- Tottenham Court Road
- Trafalgar Square
- Russell Square
- Queensway
Major roads
- M25 motorway
- M1 motorway
- M3 motorway
- M4 motorway
- M11 motorway
- North Circular Road
- South Circular Road
- The London Inner Ring Road, consisting of:
Roman roads
Former tourist attractions
Other
Transport
Major railway stations
(see also List of London railway stations)
- Blackfriars
- Cannon Street
- Charing Cross
- City Thameslink
- Clapham Junction
- Euston
- Fenchurch Street
- King's Cross
- King's Cross Thameslink
- Liverpool Street
- London Bridge
- Marylebone
- Moorgate
- Paddington
- St. Pancras
- Victoria
- Waterloo
Airports
- London Biggin Hill Airport - official name
- London City Airport
- London Gatwick Airport
- London Heathrow Airport
- London Luton Airport
- London Manston Airport - shown thus on some maps. Now called Kent International Airport. Located near Ramsgate - only included here for disambiguation
- Stansted Airport
- Northolt Aerodrome
- London Heliport (Battersea)
- Hayes Heliport (Hayes, Middlesex)
- Croydon Airport
Markets
(see also London markets)
Street markets
- Berwick Street Market
- Borough Market
- Brick Lane Market
- Camden Lock Market
- Columbia Road market
- Deptford Market
- East Street market
- Nag's Head Market
- Petticoat Lane Market
- Portobello Road Market
Covered markets
Trade markets
Districts
- Acton, Addington, Addiscombe, Alperton, Ardleigh Green, Arkley
- Balham, Bankside, Barbican Estate, 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, Coombe, Coulsdon, Cowley, Cranham, Crayford, 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, Greenwich, 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
- Kenley, Kennington, Kensal Green, Kentish Town, Kenton, Keston, Kew, Kidbrooke, Kilburn, Kingsbury, Knightsbridge
- Lambeth, Leyton, Leytonstone, Lewisham, Limehouse
- Mark's Gate, Marylebone, Mayfair, Mill Hill, Mitcham, Morden, Mortlake, Mottingham, Muswell Hill
- Neasden, New Addington, New Cross, New Cross Gate, Newington, New Malden, Norbiton, Norbury, 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, Sanderstead, Selsdon, Shepherd's Bush, Shirley Shoreditch, Sidcup, Sipson, Snaresbrook, Soho, Southall, South Croydon, Southgate, Southwark, 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, West Wickham, 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
- Rivers of Great Britain
External links
- Islington council map page (http://www.islington.gov.uk/maps/borough.asp) with clickable map linking to each borough's web site.
- intoLondon.com (http://www.intolondon.com/) has a clickable map (http://www.intolondon.com/findby_map) with which you can zoom in and explore the different areas of London, including their landmarks and transport links.
- Zoomable Central London Map (http://www.map-of-london.co.uk/map.html) which requires broadband.