London City
capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a
50-mile (80 km) estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major
settlement for two millennia. The City of "London", its
ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as
Londinium and retains boundaries close to its medieval ones.
Since the 19th century,"London" has also referred to
the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties
of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire,which largely
comprises Greater "London", governed by the Greater
"London" Authority. The City of Westminster, to the
west of the City of "London", has for centuries held
the national government and parliament.