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Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire , county (1991 pop. 951,500), 631 sq mi (1,634 sq km), E central England. The county seat is Hertford , but Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, and St. Albans are more important urban centers. The terrain is level except for an extension of the Chiltern Hills in the northwest. The... Read more |
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London Bridge
London Bridge granite, five-arched bridge formerly over the Thames, in London, England. It is 928 ft (283 m) long and was designed by John Rennie and built between 1824 and 1831. The early wooden bridge (963-75) was replaced (1176-1209) by a stone bridge with houses and a chapel. The buildings were... Read more |
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London
London capital of Great Britain, SE England, on both sides of the Thames River. Greater London (1991 pop. 6,378,600), c.620 sq mi (1,610 sq km), consists of the Corporation of the City of London (1991 pop. 4,000), usually called the City, plus 32 boroughs. The City is the old city of London and... Read more |
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Wandsworth
Wandsworth inner borough (1991 pop. 237,500) of Greater London, SE London, on the Thames River. An area along the Thames is industrialized, with gasworks, breweries, and candle and paint manufacture. Wandsworth is a railroad junction with five bridges extending over the Thames. In the 18th cent.... Read more |
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trained bands
trained bands were the county- and city-based militia regiments, which, except for London and a few counties, played little significant part in the civil wars. The London regiments were built up to a strength of 18,000, mainly infantry, by 1643. Officered by the commercial leaders of the city, their... Read more |
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Middlesex
Middlesex former county adjoining London, SE England. In 1965 the county was principally reorganized into the Greater London boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Enfield, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, and Richmond upon Thames.... Read more |
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George London
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London Mercury
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Vauxhall gardens
Vauxhall gardens (London), just south of the Thames, opened soon after the Restoration as New Spring gardens, and were visited by Pepys, who complained of high prices. In 1732 Jonathan Tyers arranged a grand reopening, attended by Frederick, prince of Wales. The central features were the Rotunda... Read more |
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Thomas Cubitt
Cubitt, Thomas (1788–1855). Builder. Son of a Norfolk carpenter removed to London, Cubitt set up as master carpenter but abandoned traditional practices of subcontracting by employing his own tradesmen, ensuring their continuous employment and considerate for their welfare. After the London... Read more |
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Concern over Thames barrier terror attack; CONTINGENCY PLAN IF CENTRAL LONDON...
...terrorists could attack the Thames Barrier - potentially flooding central London and causing...seriously that contingency plans are being drawn...in 1984, is London's main defence...deaths ... |