Nae tae be confused wi
Lunnon.
The Ceety o Lunnon (Inglis: City of London) is a sma aurie athin Greater Lunnon, Unitit Kinrick. It is the historic core o Lunnon aroond whilk the modren conurbation grew an haes held ceety status syne time immemorial. The Ceety’s boondaries haes remeened amaist wanchynged syne the Middle Ages, an it is nou anerlie a tiny pairt o the metropolis o Lunnon, tho remeens a notable pairt o Central Lunnon. It is aften referred tae as the Ceety (aften written on maps as "Ceety") or the Square Mile, as it is juist ower ane square mile (1.12 sq mi/2.90 km2)[3] in aurie. Thir terms are an' a' aften uised as metonyms for the Unitit Kinrick's financial services industry, which haes historically been based here.
Quick Facts Status, Sovereign state ...
Ceety o Lunnon |
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 The Ceety o Lunnon, seen frae the sooth bank o the Thames in September 2015 |
 Banner  Coat airms |
| Eik-name(s): the Square Mile, the City |
| Motto(s): Domine Dirige Nos
("O Lord Direct us", motto o City of London Corporation) |
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| Coordinates: 51.5155°N 0.0922°W / 51.5155; -0.0922 |
| Status | Sui generis; ceety an coonty |
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| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
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| Kintra | Ingland |
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| Region | Lunnon |
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| Roman dounset | c. 47 AD
(Londinium) |
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| Wessex dounset | 886 AD
(Lundenburh) |
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| Wairds |
25 wairds
- Aldersgate
- Aldgate
- Bassishaw
- Billingsgate
- Bishopsgate
- Bread Street
- Bridge
- Broad Street
- Candlewick
- Castle Baynard
- Cheap
- Coleman Street
- Cordwainer
- Cornhill
- Cripplegate
- Dowgate
- Farringdon Within
- Farringdon Without
- Langbourn
- Lime Street
- Portsoken
- Queenhithe
- Tower
- Vintry
- Walbrook
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| Govrenment |
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| • Bodi | City of London Corporation |
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| • Lord Mayor | Andrew Parmley |
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| • Town Clerk | John Barradell |
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| • Admeenistrative HQ | Guildhall |
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| • London Assembly | Unmesh Desai (Lab) (City and East) |
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| • Member o Pairliament | Mark Field (Con) (Cities of London and Westminster) |
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| Area |
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| • Total | 2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi) |
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| Highest elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
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| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
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| Population |
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| • Total | 8,072 |
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| • Rank | 325t (o 326) |
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| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi) |
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| Ethnicity (2011) |
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| • Percentage | - % White Breetish
- % White Erse
- % White Gypsy or Erse Traveller
- % Ither White
- % White & Black Caribbean
- % White & Black African
- % White & Asian
- % Other Mixed
- % Indie
- % Pakistani
- % Bangladeshi
- % Cheenese
- % Ither Asie
- % Black African
- % Black Caribbean
- % Ither Black
- % Arab
- % Ither
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| Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
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| Postcodes | EC, WC, E |
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| ONS code | 00AA |
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| Area code(s) | 020 |
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| Patron saunt | Saunt Paul |
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| Polis force | City of London Police |
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| Transport for London zones | Fare zone 1; congestion charge zone |
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| Website | cityoflondon.gov.uk |
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In the medieval period, the Ceety wis the fou stent o Lunnon. The term Lunnon nou refers tae a muckle lairger conurbation thareaboot correspondin tae Greater Lunnon, a local govrenment aurie whilk includes 32 Lunnon boroughs as weel as the Ceety o Lunnon. The local authority for the Ceety, the City of London Corporation, is unique in the Unitit Kinrick, an haes some unuisual responsibilities for a local authority in Breetain, lik bein the polis authority for the Ceety. It haes forby responsibilities an awnerships ayont the Ceety's boondaries. The Corporation is heidit bi the Lord Mayor o the Ceety o Lunnon, an office separate frae (an muckle aulder nor) the Mayor o Lunnon.
