London

London is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom and of England. The city stands on the River Thames in the south-east of England, at the head of its 50-mile (80 km) estuary leading to the North Sea. London has been a major settlement for two millennia. Londinium was founded by the Romans. The City of London, London's ancient core and financial center an area of just 1.12 square miles and colloquially known as the Square Mile retains boundaries that closely follow its medieval limits