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by fnord123
1296 days ago
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GP is explaining that the City of London is the traditional (aka old) centre of London. In fact, until 1889, "London" referred to the City. > Fun fact: Officially, there is no such place as "London". ;) London, Ontario officially exists. |
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Here's a Post Office map of London from 1857: https://mapco.net/kelly1857/kelly.htm
As you can see, it covers a much larger area than just the City.
19th century writers -- e.g. Austen, Trollope, Doyle -- use "London" to mean the metropolis as a whole, not just the City.
And Apsley House, built in the 1770s, was for years popularly known as "No. 1, London", because it was the first house you passed after going through the toll-gates at Knightsbridge (at the western edge of Westminster).