What countries has London belonged to throughout history?

London has been governed by numerous entities, including the Roman Empire (47–410), the Kingdom of Essex (500–730), the Kingdom of Mercia (730–918), the Kingdom of Wessex (918–927), the Kingdom of England (927–1707), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800), and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922), before becoming part of the modern United Kingdom in 1922.

Who are the notable heads of government for London?

The city is led by the Mayor of London. Notable former mayors include Ken Livingstone (2000–2008) and Boris Johnson (2008–2016). The current mayor is Sadiq Khan, who assumed office on May 9, 2016.

What major events have taken place in London?

Significant historical events include the Great Fire of London (1666), The Blitz (1940–1941), and the 7 July 2005 London bombings. The city has hosted the Summer Olympics three times: in 1908, 1948, and 2012.

What are the geographic features and boundaries of London?

The city spans 1,572 square kilometres and is located on the River Thames and the Grand Union Canal. It borders the counties of Essex, Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Hertfordshire. Its highest point is Biggin Hill.

What international relationships does London maintain?

London is twinned with numerous cities globally, including Berlin (since 2000), New York City (since 2001), Tokyo (since 2015), Beijing (since 2006), and Paris (implicitly via sister city agreements). It is a member of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group.

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London was established in 47 ^[1]. Its official language is English , and its head of government is Sadiq Khan ^[2]. As of 2021, the population was 8.8 million ^[3]. The city covers an area of 1.6 thousand and has an elevation of 15 meters . London operates on time zones UTC±00:00, Greenwich Mean Time, and UTC+01:00 .

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Award received: Legion of Honour^[3]
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Greater London^[4]
Country: United Kingdom^[5]
Located in or next to body of water: River Thames^[6], Grand Union Canal^[7]
Head of government: Sadiq Khan^[8]
Instance of: financial center^[9], city^[10], global city^[11], megacity^[12], largest city^[13], national capital^[14], political territorial entity^[15]
Official language: English^[16]
Shares border with: Essex^[17], Kent^[18], Sussex^[19], Surrey^[20], Buckinghamshire^[21], Berkshire^[22], Hertfordshire^[23]
Named after: Londinium^[24]
Twinned administrative body: Berlin^[25], Mumbai^[26], New York City^[27], Algiers^[28], Sofia^[29], Moscow^[30], Tokyo^[31], Beijing^[32], Karachi^[33], Zagreb^[34], Tehran^[35], Arequipa^[36], Delhi^[37], Bogotá^[38]
IATA airport code: LON^[39]
Postal code: E^[40], EC^[41], N^[42], NW^[43], SE^[44], SW^[45], W^[46], WC^[47], BR^[48], CM^[49], CR^[50], DA^[51], EN^[52]

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Things named for London include London Heathrow Airport^[53], an international airport^[54], in United Kingdom^[55]; London Bridge^[56], a road bridge^[57], in United Kingdom^[58], founded in 1973^[59]; London^[60], a separated municipality in Ontario^[61], in Canada^[62], founded in 1826^[63]; London Gatwick Airport^[64], an international airport^[65], in United Kingdom^[66]; London Stansted Airport^[67], an international airport^[68], in United Kingdom^[69]; London Luton Airport^[70], an international airport^[71], in United Kingdom^[72]; London System^[73], a chess opening^[74]; and London metropolitan area^[75].

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London has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[76] London is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[77]

Entities named for London include London Heathrow Airport^[53], an international airport^[54], in United Kingdom^[55]; London Bridge^[56], a road bridge^[57], in United Kingdom^[58], founded in 1973^[59]; London^[60], a separated municipality in Ontario^[61], in Canada^[62], founded in 1826^[63]; London Gatwick Airport^[64], an international airport^[65], in United Kingdom^[66]; London Stansted Airport^[67], an international airport^[68], in United Kingdom^[69]; and London Luton Airport^[70], an international airport^[71], in United Kingdom^[72].

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What awards did London receive?

Honors received include Legion of Honour^[3].

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Instance of metropolis, financial center, city, global city, megacity, largest city, national capital, political territorial entity

Award received Legion of Honour

Inception 47

Country Roman Empire, Kingdom of Essex, Kingdom of Mercia, Kingdom of Wessex, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Official website london.gov.uk, www.london.gov.uk

Coordinate location 🗺️ 51.507°, -0.128°

Capital of United Kingdom, England, Kingdom of Essex, Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British North America, British America, Commonwealth of England, The Protectorate, Kingdom of England, British Empire, realm of the United Kingdom, Britannic Empire, Britannia Superior

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Area +1572

Coordinates of easternmost point 🗺️ 51.542°, 0.334°

Coordinates of northernmost point 🗺️ 51.692°, -0.107°

Coordinates of southernmost point 🗺️ 51.289°, 0.059°

Coordinates of westernmost point 🗺️ 51.468°, -0.510°

Demographics of topic demographics of London

Demonym Londoner, londinenc, londinenca, londinense, londinese, Londonien, Londonienne, londrino, londrina, Londenaar, Londense, Λονδρέζος, Λονδρέζα, لندنی, lontoolainen, londonez, londonano, Londoner, Londonerin, Londonerinnen, londyńczyk, londynka, Londončanka, лондончани, লন্ডনী, Londralı, Londončan

Described by source Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Pauly–Wissowa, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Meyer’s Universum, Zweiter Band, Meyer’s Universum, Siebenter Band, Meyer’s Universum, Neunter Band

Different from London, Greater London, City of London, London

Economy of topic economy of London

Elevation above sea level 4 (4–36, n=4)

Geography of topic geography of London

Hashtag London

Head of government Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson, Sadiq Khan

Highest point Biggin Hill

Historic county Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire

History of topic history of London, timeline of London

Iata airport code LON

Local dialing code 2.0k (20–2.0k, n=9)

Located in or next to body of water River Thames, Grand Union Canal

Located in the administrative territorial entity Kingdom of Wessex, Kingdom of England, England, County of London, Greater London

Located in/on physical feature Great Britain

Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject London, WikiProject England, WikiProject Geography, WikiProject Cities, WikiProject Olympics, WikiProject Paralympics, WikiProject UK geography, WikiProject United Kingdom, WikiProject World Heritage Sites, WikiProject Core cities

Member of C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Named after Londinium

Native label London

Office held by head of government Mayor of London

Official blog url www.london.gov.uk

Official language English

Official name London

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Population 8.8M (1.0M–8.9M, n=25)

Postal code E, EC, N, NW, SE, SW, W, WC, BR, CM, CR, DA, EN, HA, IG, KT, RM, SM, TN, TW, UB, WD

Shares border with Essex, Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire

Significant event Great Fire of London, 1908 Summer Olympics, the Blitz, 1948 Summer Olympics, 7 July 2005 London bombings, 2012 Summer Olympics

Social media followers 54k (41k–54k, n=4)

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United Kingdom, England, British Empire, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Commonwealth of England, Kingdom of Essex +3 more

Named after 10

London Heathrow Airport, London, London Bridge, London Gatwick Airport, London Stansted Airport, London Luton Airport, New London County, 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure +2 more

← Place served by transport hub 9

London Heathrow Airport, London Gatwick Airport, London Stansted Airport, London Luton Airport, London City Airport, London Southend Airport, Charing Cross railway station, London Biggin Hill Airport +1 more

Country 8

United Kingdom, Roman Empire, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Wessex, Kingdom of Mercia, Kingdom of Essex

Shares border with 7

Kent, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Sussex

← Location of creation 7

Sherlock Holmes, traffic light, Penny Black, analytical engine, SS Great Eastern, The Ambassadors, Tilly Norwood

Significant event 6

2012 Summer Olympics, 1908 Summer Olympics, 1948 Summer Olympics, Great Fire of London, 7 July 2005 London bombings, the Blitz

Instance of 5

city, metropolis, global city, megacity, financial center

Located in the administrative territorial entity 5

England, Greater London, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Wessex, County of London

← Start point 5

Pan Am Flight 103, 2022–2023 mpox outbreak, 2007 Tour de France, Expedition Endurance, The Girlie Show

Described by source 4

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa

← Primary destinations 4

European route E15, M25 motorway, M1 motorway, A1 road

← Terminus location 4

European route E8, European route E13, Hogwarts-Express, European route E105

Different from 3

City of London, Greater London, London

Head of government 3

Boris Johnson, Sadiq Khan, Ken Livingstone

Located in time zone 3

UTC+01:00, Greenwich Mean Time, UTC±00:00

Maintained by wikiproject 3

WikiProject Geography, WikiProject Olympics, WikiProject Cities

← Different from 3

City of London, Greater London, London

Has these parts 2

London Borough of Southwark, South Bank

Located in or next to body of water 2

River Thames, Grand Union Canal

On focus list of wikimedia project 2

Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

← Most populous urban area 2

United Kingdom, England

← Operating area 2

Uber, Uber Eats

← Shares border with 2

Essex, Windsor

← Shipping port 2

Cutty Sark, Diamond Princess

Award received 1

Legion of Honour

Category for films shot at this location 1

Category:Films shot in London

Category for people born here 1

Category:Births in London

Category for people buried here 1

Category:Burials in London by place

Category for people who died here 1

Category:Deaths in London

Category of associated people 1

Category:People from London

Eu knowledge graph item id 1

Sweden

Factgrid item id 1

Günzburg

Historic county 1

Middlesex

History of topic 1

history of London

Located in/on physical feature 1

Great Britain

Office held by head of government 1

Mayor of London

Official language 1

English

Snarc id 1

Capsicum annuum

Topic's main category 1

Category:London

← Category's main topic 1

Category:London

← Connects with 1

European route E30

← Depicts 1

Template:Location map United Kingdom Greater London

← Destination point 1

Michael Jackson's This Is It

← Digital scriptorium catalog item id 1

2nd century

← Facet of 1

history of London

← Indigenous to 1

Cockney

← Lingua libre id 1

Samoan

← Located in/on physical feature 1

Wikimania

← Location of discovery 1

iridium

← Location of first performance 1

Symphony No. 4

← Main subject 1

Down and Out in Paris and London

← Model item 1

city

← Offers view on 1

London cable car

← Recording location 1

Playing the Angel

← Taxon range 1

Eurasian Bullfinch

← Tdkiv wikibase id 1

data transmission

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

[8] ↑ London — head of government (P6): Sadiq Khan. london.gov.uk. london.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ London — country (P17): United Kingdom. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2021-06-07. citymayors.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ London — instance of (P31): financial center. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ London — instance of (P31): city. cityoflondon.gov.uk. cityoflondon.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ London — instance of (P31): global city. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ London — instance of (P31): megacity. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ London — instance of (P31): largest city. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ London — instance of (P31): national capital. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ London — instance of (P31): political territorial entity. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ London — official language (P37): English. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ London — shares border with (P47): Essex. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ London — shares border with (P47): Kent. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ London — shares border with (P47): Sussex. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ London — shares border with (P47): Surrey. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ London — shares border with (P47): Buckinghamshire. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ London — shares border with (P47): Berkshire. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ London — shares border with (P47): Hertfordshire. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ London — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Greater London. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ London — named after (P138): Londinium. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ London — award received (P166): Legion of Honour. bfmtv.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26. bfmtv.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ London — twinned administrative body (P190): Berlin. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ London — twinned administrative body (P190): Mumbai. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ London — twinned administrative body (P190): New York City. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ London — twinned administrative body (P190): Algiers. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ London — twinned administrative body (P190): Sofia. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ London — twinned administrative body (P190): Moscow. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ London — twinned administrative body (P190): Tokyo. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ London — twinned administrative body (P190): Beijing. chinese-embassy.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-12-05. chinese-embassy.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ London — twinned administrative body (P190): Karachi. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ London — twinned administrative body (P190): Zagreb. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ London — twinned administrative body (P190): Tehran. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ London — twinned administrative body (P190): Arequipa. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ London — twinned administrative body (P190): Delhi. delhi.gov.in. Retrieved 2018-12-05. delhi.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ London — twinned administrative body (P190): Bogotá. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ London — located in or next to body of water (P206): River Thames. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ London — located in or next to body of water (P206): Grand Union Canal. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ London — IATA airport code (P238): LON. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ London — postal code (P281): E. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ London — postal code (P281): EC. wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ London — postal code (P281): N. wikidata.org.
[43] ↑ London — postal code (P281): NW. wikidata.org.
[44] ↑ London — postal code (P281): SE. wikidata.org.
[45] ↑ London — postal code (P281): SW. wikidata.org.
[46] ↑ London — postal code (P281): W. wikidata.org.
[47] ↑ London — postal code (P281): WC. wikidata.org.
[48] ↑ London — postal code (P281): BR. wikidata.org.
[49] ↑ London — postal code (P281): CM. wikidata.org.
[50] ↑ London — postal code (P281): CR. wikidata.org.
[51] ↑ London — postal code (P281): DA. wikidata.org.
[52] ↑ London — postal code (P281): EN. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

2d ago · SlartibartfastT · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Sitelink count → 357

Instance of → metropolis, financial center, city +5

Claims rich → —

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14978: 1429"
4d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-10-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Sitelink count → 357

Instance of → metropolis, financial center, city +5

P14978 → 1429

Claims rich → —

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14978: 1429"
16d ago · Paul Jivcovici · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Sitelink count → 357

Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'anp', '

Claims rich → —

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: metropolis"
26d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'anp', '

J-global id → 200906037603436870

Sitelink count → 357

Claims rich → —

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ J-global id: 200906037603436870, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/262185409|London (#262185409)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7507|J-GLOBAL techn"
5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Nhk one news topic id → E0000000429

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Nhk one news topic id: E0000000429"
7w ago · Reinheitsgebot bot · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Copyright status → public domain

"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Copyright status: public domain, #quickstatements; WikiFlix C1: pre-1900 film, PD by age; invoked by wikiflix"
8w ago · Gamaliel · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗

The encyclopedia of fantasy id → london

Archive of our own tag → London

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ The encyclopedia of fantasy id: london, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/87360325|London (#87360325)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3382|Encyclopedia of "
9w ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Named after → Londinium

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Named after: Londinium"
9w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Located in time zone → —

"/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48043|batch #48043]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
11w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Fandom article id → london:London, england:London, cities:London +3

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: apple:London, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/143412943|London (#143412943)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5500|Apple Wiki (Fandom)]"
11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Harper's tag → london, london-england

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: london-england, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289941542|london england (#289941542)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14470 → Locations/London

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Locations/London, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Biblissima authority id → Ptiloscola

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q27500, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
16w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Süddeutsche zeitung topic id → London

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Süddeutsche zeitung topic id: London, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/213754980|London (#213754980)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7168|Süddeutsche Zeit"
16w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Eska.pl topic id → tg-RG4p-nGUz-BAjU

P14586 → 78462

"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14586: 78462, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Svkkl authority id → g0001678-Londyn-Anglie

Instance of → metropolis, financial center, city +5

"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: g0001678-Londyn-Anglie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
21w ago · Billig29 · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Coordinates of southernmost point → {'lat': 51.289297, 'lon': 0.05851}

Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 119861367, 119323045

Coordinates of easternmost point → {'lat': 51.54191, 'lon': 0.33399}

Coordinates of westernmost point → {'lat': 51.468095, 'lon': -0.510395}

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Bibliothèque nationale de france id: 119323045"
22w ago · Shisma · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Coordinates of northernmost point → {'lat': 51.691641, 'lon': -0.10706}

Harper's tag → london, london-england

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Coordinates of northernmost point: 51°41'29.908"N, 0°6'25.416"W"

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