City of London : Britain

City of London : Britain
The City of London is a small area in Greater London. The modern conurbation of London developed from the City of London and the nearby City of Westminster, which was the centre of the royal government. The City of London is now London’s main financial district. It is often referred to as just the City or as the Square Mile (it is approximately one square mile (2.6 square kilometres) in area). In the Medieval period the City was synonymous with London, but the latter term is now reserved for the large conurbation surrounding it. The City of London is still part of London’s city centre, but apart from financial services, most of London’s metropolitan functions are centred on the West End. The City of London has a resident population of about 7,000 but a daily working population of around 300,000.
The City itself has two independent enclaves within it – Inner Temple and Middle Temple. It also has a number of exclaves well outside its own boundaries: these comprise eight open spaces (parks, forests and commons) in and around London.
Sights in the City of London
Barbican Arts Centre
Barbican Estate
Churches and cathedrals
St Paul’s Cathedral
City of London School for Girls
Guildhall
Inns of Court
Inner Temple
Middle Temple
London Stone
London Wall
The Monument
Museum of London
Newgate Prison
Pool of London
Royal Courts of Justice
Royal Exchange
Smithfield
St Bartholomew’s Hospital
Swiss Re Tower
Temple Bar
The Old Bailey
Tower of London
Roads, streets and squares
Aldersgate
Aldgate
Bishopsgate
Cheapside
Cripplegate
Fleet Street
Gracechurch
Holborn
Ludgate
Moorgate
Newgate
Threadneedle Street
Transportation
The City of London transport is integrated with that of the rest of Greater London under Transport for London.
Bridges
Blackfriars Bridge
London Bridge
Southwark Bridge
Tower Bridge
Millennium Bridge
Mainline stations
Blackfriars station
Cannon Street station
City Thameslink railway station
Fenchurch Street railway station
Liverpool Street station
Moorgate station
Underground lines and stations
Central Line
Circle Line
District Line
Northern Line
Waterloo & City Line
Aldgate tube station
Bank and Monument stations
Barbican tube station
Cannon Street station
Chancery Lane tube station
Farringdon station
Holborn tube station
Liverpool Street station
Mansion House underground station
St. Paul’s tube station
Temple tube station
Tower Hill tube station
DLR stations
Tower Gateway DLR station
Other underground transportation
London Post Office Railway
Tower Subway