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London is the capital of England, and the largest metropolitan city in the United Kingdom. It has a total area of 1,572.1 square kilometers (607 square miles), with an estimated population of 7.6 million (as of 2010).

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What was London like to live in between 1840 and 1850?

it was different to how it is today, earlier in the 1850's it was not very clean

Are there religious links to the river Thames?

"You can't walk by the river at Cliveden Reach and not believe in God."

(Stanley Spencer, Artist)

See the story of the founding of Westminster Abbey on http://thames.me.uk/s00130.htm (Visit by St Peter himself ...)

Also see excerpt from Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame on

http://thames.me.uk/s00840.htm (scroll down) - a pagan story with a Christian comment.

Also some poetry: Francis Thompson 1859-1907;

O world invisible, we view thee,

O world intangible, we touch thee,

O world unknowable we know thee,

Inapprehensible, we clutch thee!

Does the fish soar to find the ocean,

The eagle plunge to find the air -

That we ask of the stars in motion

If they have rumour of thee there?

Not where the wheeling systems darken,

And our benumbed conceiving soars! -

The drift of pinions, would we hearken,

Beat at our own clay shuttered doors.

The angels keep their ancient places;-

Turn but a stone, and start a wing!

'Tis ye, 'tis your estranged faces,

That miss the many-splendoured thing.

But when so sad thou canst not sadder

Cry - and upon thy so sore loss

Shall shine the traffic of Jacob's ladder

Pitched between heaven and Charing Cross

Yea, in the night, my Soul, my daughter,

Cry - clinging heaven by the hems;

And lo, Christ walking on the water,

Not of Gennesareth, but Thames!

How far do the minute hands of Big Ben travel every year?

Big Ben's minute hands travel approximately 190km every year.

Would a perfect condition old glass jar which says packed by oxo limited London be of any value?

I wish I knew as I have I think the same small abour 3inch high jar and I have always wondered the same thing

Why does Michelle Obama squander US taxpayer dollars on a sightseeing trip to London for fish and chips?

Mrs Obama, whose husband had flown home following his official visit to France to mark the 65th anniversary of D-Day, has been enjoying a two-day holiday in London with her daughters

source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1191620/First-Lady-flamboyance-Michelle-Obamas-confident-duty-chic-London-city-break.html

How long does it take from Cardiff to UK London by post?

First class should be next day (there are targets and something like 90% should be next day). However, there's a strike on right now so it could take days - there will be abacklog after the strike has finished.

What type of religion exists in England?

Many in England claimAgnostic or Atheist but some are Anglican or Methodist or Episcopalian or Baptist and there are actually allot of Muslims there nowadays

Did William shakespeare live through the great fire of London?

William Shakespeare lived from 1564 until 1616. The Great Fire of London was in 1666 so the answer to your question is 'no'.

Were horse and buggys used as cabs in 1890's London?

They were not called "buggies" but yes they were. There were two kinds of cabs in Victorian London: Hansom cabs: these had 2 wheels and carried 2 passengers Growlers: these had 4 wheels and carried more than 2 passengers

Who supplied emergency generators for the thames barrier?

i think mirrlees blackstone of stamford ,supplied these generators

What is the Nearest tube station to the London dungeons?

London Bridge. The London Dungeon is just next door on Tooley Street.

Is London a state or a country?

It is neither- its a city in the country of Britin in the continent of Europe

London England population in 1300?

Probably around 60,000 out of a national population of roughly 4 million.

Would it be London England or London UK?

Just London will do. British people do not append a country on to a city's name when referring to it. (e.g. British people will just talk about "Paris", not "Paris, France".) If you must though, London is both in England and the UK so either would be correct.