Royal Borough of Greenwich
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is a London borough in southeast Greater London, England. The London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. The new borough covered the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich and part of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich to the east. The local council is Greenwich London Borough Council which meets in Woolwich Town Hall. The council's offices are also based in Woolwich, the main urban centre in the borough.
The Royal Observatory at left and the Queen's House right of centre
The Woolwich Buddy Bear
Woolwich Town Hall, the meeting place of Greenwich London Borough Council
Tourists at the Prime Meridian, Greenwich Observatory
Greater London is the administrative area of London, England, which is coterminous with the London region. It contains 33 local government districts: the 32 London boroughs, which form a ceremonial county also called Greater London, and the City of London. The Greater London Authority is responsible for strategic local government across the region, and regular local government is the responsibility of the borough councils and the City of London Corporation. Greater London is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Hertfordshire to the north, Essex to the north-east, Kent to the south-east, Surrey to the south, and Berkshire and Buckinghamshire to the west.
Image: City of London, seen from Tower Bridge
Image: Siemens Crystal Building, London
Image: Hampstead Heath (35220827152)
University College London, a founding constituent of the University of London