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2 days ago · The original crossings over the Thames would all have been fords- typically on gravel beds. Well known ones include Wallingford and Oxford, but it is likely that there was a prehistoric ford where the Romans built London Bridge.
1 day ago · The river Thames: Part 1 of 3. Old and New London: Volume 3. Originally published by Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, 1878. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. Public Domain. Citation: Walter Thornbury, 'The river Thames: Part 1 of 3', in Old and New London: Volume 3, (London, 1878) pp. 287-299.
3 days ago · At a point just north of the marshy valley of the River Thames, where two low hills were sited, they established a settlement they called Londinium. The first definite mention of London occurs in 60 CE by the Roman historian Tacitus.
- What is London?London is the capital city of the United Kingdom. It is the U.K.’s largest metropolis and its economic, transportation, and cultural centre. London...
- Was London bombed during World War II?During World War II London suffered intense aerial bombardment by Nazi forces during the Blitz, a campaign from September 1940 to May 1941 that dev...
- What is London known for?London is one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities. It is the largest metropolis in the United Kingdom, and it is also the country’s economic, t...
- Where is London located?London is situated in southeastern England, lying on both sides of the River Thames some 50 miles (80 km) upstream from its estuary on the North Sea.
1 day ago · The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as ...
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5 days ago · The hillside east of this is now divided into building lots, and it is anticipated that Clay Lane will soon form the backbone of a further series of streets. On the island in the Thames opposite Surbiton, called Raven's Eyot, are the head quarters of the Kingston Rowing Club, founded in 1858. The population of the urban district in 1901 was 15,017.
4 days ago · THE STRAND—INTRODUCTORY AND HISTORICAL. "Come, Fortescue, sincere, experienced friend, Thy briefs, thy deeds, and e'en thy fees suspend; Come, let us leave the Temple's silent walls; My business to my distant lodging calls; Through the long Strand together let us stray, With thee conversing, I forget the way."—. Gay.
5 days ago · Manors. Lesser Estates. Footnotes. THAME. As an ancient market-town on the Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire border, only 14 miles from Oxford and 46 from London, Thame has from time to time been directly affected by outside influences and by national and regional movements in which its inhabitants have often played no mean part.
