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Bromley

(Encyclopedia)Bromley brŏmˈlē [key], outer borough of Greater London, SE England. It is the largest of t...

Newham

(Encyclopedia)Newham nyo͞oˈəm, no͞oˈ– [key], outer borough (1991 pop. 200,200) of Greater London, SE England, on the Thames River. Newham is residential in the northeast. The Royal Docks, which are no longer...

Haringey

(Encyclopedia)Haringey hârˈĭng-gāˌ [key], outer borough of Greater London, SE England. Although defined as an ...

Lambeth

(Encyclopedia)Lambeth lămˈbəth [key], inner borough (1991 pop. 220,100) of Greater London, SE England, on the Thames River. It is largely residential but is important as an area of governmental and commercial of...

Tabard Inn

(Encyclopedia)Tabard Inn tăbˈərd [key], in Southwark borough, Greater London, England. The inn, demolished in the 19th cent., was mentioned by Geoffrey Chaucer in the Prologue of the Canterbury Tales as the star...

London, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia)London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Gov. Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead. London was sett...

Borough, Stephen

(Encyclopedia)Borough, Stephen bûrˈō, bŭˈrō [key], 1525–84, English navigator. Under the direction of Richard Chancellor he was master of the Edward Bonaventure, the first ship to round (1553) North Cape an...

Borough, William

(Encyclopedia)Borough, William, 1536–99, British naval officer. A younger brother of Stephen Borough, William accompanied him on early voyages and was himself a captain for the Muscovy Company. As a naval officer...

Lewisham

(Encyclopedia)Lewisham lo͞oˈəshəm [key], inner borough (1991 pop. 215,300) of Greater London, SE England, on the Thames. It is mainly residential with a large shopping center, but there is some light engineerin...

Kingston upon Thames

(Encyclopedia)Kingston upon Thames, outer borough (1991 pop. 130,300) of Greater London, SE England. Mainly residential, it has light engineering works and manufactures electronic equipment. It also contains one of...