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County of London

county of England between 1889 and 1965
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The County of London was founded on March 21, 1889. This marked the beginning of the organization.

The County of London operated for many years, serving its purpose until it was dissolved on March 31, 1965.

The organization's founding and dissolution dates are the key events in its history, having been established on March 21, 1889 and dissolved on March 31, 1965.

County of London

Summary

County of London is a historic county of the United Kingdom[1]. It draws 274 Wikipedia views per month (historic_county_of_the_united_kingdom category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • County of London is located in England[3].
  • County of London is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • County of London's image is recorded as County of London, England.svg[5].
  • County of London's instance of is recorded as historic county of the United Kingdom[6].
  • County of London's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity[7].
  • County of London's instance of is recorded as administrative county[8].
  • County of London's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England[9].
  • County of London's instance of is recorded as county council area[10].
  • County of London's shares border with is recorded as Middlesex[11].
  • County of London's shares border with is recorded as Surrey[12].
  • County of London's shares border with is recorded as Essex[13].
  • County of London's shares border with is recorded as Kent[14].
  • County of London's shares border with is recorded as County Borough of West Ham[15].
  • County of London's shares border with is recorded as County Borough of Croydon[16].
  • County of London's shares border with is recorded as East Ham[17].
  • County of London's shares border with is recorded as Kent[18].
  • County of London's shares border with is recorded as Surrey[19].
  • County of London's coat of arms image is recorded as CountyLondon.svg[20].
  • County of London's part of is recorded as England[21].
  • County of London's Commons category is recorded as County of London[22].
  • +1889-03-21T00:00:00Z marks the founding of County of London[23].
  • County of London was dissolved in +1965-03-31T00:00:00Z[24].
  • County of London's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5155, 'lon': -0.0922}[25].
  • County of London's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01_1fm[26].
  • County of London's significant event is recorded as boundary change[27].

Body

Founding

+1889-03-21T00:00:00Z marks the founding of County of London[23].

Identity

County of London's part of is recorded as England[21].

Dissolution

County of London was dissolved in +1965-03-31T00:00:00Z[24].

Why It Matters

County of London draws 274 Wikipedia views per month (historic_county_of_the_united_kingdom category, ranking #2 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

England London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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