Around the world people just say London but are they talking about Greater London or the City of London.

Greater London is composed of the City of London, the City of Westminster & the 32 surrounding London boroughs.

The City of London, is also known as "the City" a tiny area (approximately one square mile) in the centre of Greater London. During the medieval period it was the full extent of London, today it is Europe's largest central business & financial district.

Greater London is made up of Inner London & Outer London. Inner London boroughs include: Camden, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth & the City of Westminster.

The outer London boroughs include: Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton & Waltham Forest. 

The City of London is the oldest part of London but with its towering sky scrapers it is also the most modern.

St Pauls Cathedral is the most visited spot in the City. Built after the Great Fire of London to replace the Church that had previously stood there, it’s galleries & crypt are legendary.

Leadenhall Market is a Victorian glass & iron covered marketplace with numerous cafe’s, bars & shops.

The Old Bailey is England’s most infamous court house & has witnessed many of London’s most serious criminal cases. 

Tower Bridge was built in 1894 & is one of the finest, most recognisable bridges in the World. The views over London are breathtaking.

The Tower of London founded nearly a millennium ago has changed from a castle to prison to a palace. The history of the Tower of London is diverse & today houses the Crown Jewels, William the Conqueror’s White Tower, the Traitor Gate & the Bloody Tower. 

London has been a trading centre for nearly 2000 years. The events in its long history have each had an impact on the population. 

In the year 664 it was the plague; in 764 it suffered fires; in 1380 the rebellion of Wat Tyler, who was slain by Lord Mayor Walworth at Smithfield; in 1450 Jack Cade's outbreak; during the reign of Henry VIII., & his daughter Mary, from 1509 to 1558, many protestants were burnt at the stake in London.

In 1649 Charles I was beheaded at Whitehall; in 1664 the great plague claimed about 100,000 lives; in 1666 saw the great fire of London: in 1760 the Gordon No Popery riots occurred, so well described by Charles Dickens in Barnaby Rudge.

In 1740 was the great frost, during which a fair was held on the Thames; in 1806 Lord Nelson's funeral took place; & in 1852 the Duke of Wellington: was also buried at St. Paul's. 

London experienced an exponential level of growth throughout the 19th century due to the growth of the British Empire & the Industrial Revolution. In 1800 there were no railways, no cabs, no buses, no telegrams, no telephones, no gas, no electric-light, no 'penny post', and no new Metropolitan Police. In 1900 all of the above existed.