LONDON. – Capital of Great Britain and metropolis of the Empire, situated eccentrically on the island, covers an area of approx. 1,800 sq. km., including the central nucleus and the suburbs, with a population of over 8 million. The central nucleus is formed by the City, where once stood the primitive nucleus of the Roman city, built on the terrace overlooking the Thames valley near London Bridge: the surrounding area includes the port zone, the East End, the West End, the South Side, and the outskirts of centres such as Hampstead Garden, Willesden, Greenwich (from where the observatory has recently been moved because of the smoke from surrounding factories), Brentford, Harrow on the Hill, Norwood, Wimbledon, Richmond, Romford, etc.
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