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Inner London

Inner London is the name for the group of London boroughs which form the interior part of Greater London

Greater London

Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. The administrative area was officially created in 1965 and covers the City of London , the City of Westminster and the other 31 London boroughs....
and are surrounded by Outer London

Outer London

Outer London is the name for the group of London Boroughs that form a ring around Inner London.These were areas that were not part of the County of London and became formally part of Greater London in 1965....
. The area was first officially defined in 1965 and for purposes such as statistics, the definition has changed over time. The terms Inner London and Central London
Central London

The term Central London refers to the districts of London which are considered closest to the centre. There is no conventional definition, nor any official one, for the entire area that can be called "central London"....
cannot be used interchangeably to mean the same area.

It is the richest inner city

Inner city

The inner city is the central area of a major city or metropolis. In the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, the term is often applied to the poorer parts of the city centre and is sometimes used as a euphemism with the connotation of being an area, perhaps a ghetto or slum, where residents are less educated and mor...
in the European Union

European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 European Union member state, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community....
, with a GDP

Gross domestic product

File:GDP nominal per capita world map IMF 2008.pngThe gross domestic product or gross domestic income is one of the measures of national income and output for a given country's economy....
per capita of €76,052 in 2005, ahead of Frankfurt

Frankfurt

is the largest city in the German States of Germany of Hesse and the List of cities in Germany with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Germany, with a 2008 population of 670,000....
(€75,415 per capita) and Paris

Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
(€75,235 per capita).

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Inner London is the name for the group of London boroughs which form the interior part of Greater London

Greater London

Outer London

Inner city

European Union

Gross domestic product

Frankfurt

Paris

London Government Act 1963

ILEA Inner London Education Authority The Inner London Education Authority was the education authority for the 12 inner London boroughs from 1965 until its abolition in 1990.The Inner London Education Authority was established when the Greater London Council replaced the London County Council as the principal local authority for London.... 's Inner London

ONS Office for National Statistics The Office for National Statistics is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.... 's Inner London

The inner London boroughs were defined by the London Government Act 1963

London Government Act 1963

The London Government Act 1963 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which recognised officially the conurbation known as Greater London and created a new local government structure for the capital....
, for the purposes such as the Inner London Education Authority

Inner London Education Authority

The Inner London Education Authority was the education authority for the 12 inner London boroughs from 1965 until its abolition in 1990.The Inner London Education Authority was established when the Greater London Council replaced the London County Council as the principal local authority for London....
. They correspond to the former area of the County of London

County of London

The County of London was a ceremonial counties of England and administrative counties of England of England from 1889 to 1965. It bordered Middlesex to the north and west, Essex to the north east, Kent to the south east and Surrey to the south....
. These inner London boroughs are:

Camden
London Borough of Camden

The London Borough of Camden is a London borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. The southern reaches of Camden form part of Central London....
Greenwich
London Borough of Greenwich

The London Borough of Greenwich is an Inner London London borough in south-east London, England.Greenwich is one of five host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics with events due to be held at the Royal Artillery Barracks , Greenwich Park and The O2-former Millennium Dome ....
Hackney
London Borough of Hackney

The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough in East London, and forms part of inner London and North London....
Hammersmith and Fulham
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in West London and forms part of Inner London.It was formed in 1965 by merging the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith and the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham....
Islington
London Borough of Islington

The London Borough of Islington is a London borough in North London and Inner London. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former Metropolitan Borough of Metropolitan Borough of Islington and Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury....
Kensington and Chelsea
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a London borough in the west side of central London.It is an urban area and was named in the United Kingdom Census 2001 as the most densely populated local authority in the United Kingdom, with a population of 158,919 at 13,244 per square kilometre ....
Lambeth
London Borough of Lambeth

The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Inner London....
Lewisham
London Borough of Lewisham

The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in south-east London, England and forms part of Inner London. The principal settlement of the borough is Lewisham and its council is based at Catford....
Southwark
London Borough of Southwark

The London Borough of Southwark is a London borough in south east London, England. It is directly south of the River Thames and the City of London, and forms part of Inner London....
Tower Hamlets
London Borough of Tower Hamlets

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London, England and north of the River Thames in East London, England, taking in much of the East End of London....
Wandsworth
London Borough of Wandsworth

The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in south west London, England and forms part of Inner London....
City of Westminster
City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is a London borough of London with City status in the United Kingdom. It is located west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, and forms part of Inner London and the bulk of London's central area....

The City of London

City of London

The City of London is a geographically small city status in the United Kingdom within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew....
was not part of the County of London and is not a London Borough but can be included. North Woolwich

North Woolwich

North Woolwich is a place in the London Borough of Newham. It is located north of Woolwich proper which is on the south bank of the River Thames....
is an anomaly as it was part of the County of London

County of London

ONS definition (statistics)

The Office for National Statistics

Office for National Statistics

The Office for National Statistics is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
and the Census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
uses the term, including Haringey

London Borough of Haringey

See also: Harringay for the neighbourhood in the London Borough of HaringeyThe London Borough of Haringey is a London borough, in North London, classified by some definitions as part of Inner London, and by others as part of Outer London....
and Newham

London Borough of Newham

London Borough of Greenwich

The London Borough of Greenwich is an Inner London London borough in south-east London, England.Greenwich is one of five host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics with events due to be held at the Royal Artillery Barracks , Greenwich Park and The O2-former Millennium Dome ....
in Outer London. This is also used by Eurostat

Eurostat

Eurostat is the statistical arm of the European Commission, producing data for the European Union and promoting harmonisation of statistical methods across the Member States of the European Union, with a seat in Luxembourg....
at NUTS

NUTS:UK

The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics in the United Kingdom is a Subdivisions of the United Kingdom devised by Eurostat.The NUTS level 1 codes start with UKC rather than UK1 because the new list reflected the revised regions of England and local government changes throughout the UK; UK1-UKB had been used for the 11 regions i...
level 2. The land area is 319 km² (123 sq. miles) and the population in 2005 (midyear estimate) was 2,985,700.

Historical population

Figures before 1971 have been reconstructed by the Office for National Statistics based on past censuses in order to fit the 2001 limits. Figures from 1981 onward are midyear estimates (revised as of 2004), which are more accurate than the censuses themselves, known to underestimate the population of London.

1891, April 5/6 4,488,242 1901, March 31/April 1 4,859,558 1911, April 2/3 4,998,237 1921, June 19/20 4,972,870 1931, April 26/27 4,893,261 1939, Midyear estimate 4,364,457 1951, April 8/9 3,679,390 1961, April 23/24 3,492,879 1971, April 25/26 3,031,935 1981, Midyear estimate 2,550,100 1991, Midyear estimate 2,599,300 2001, Midyear estimate 2,859,400 2003, Midyear estimate 2,904,600 2004, Midyear estimate 2,931,100 2005, Midyear estimate 2,985,700

Other definitions

The area covered by the London postal district

London postal district

The London postal district is the area in England, currently of 241 square miles, to which mail addressed to the LONDON post town is delivered....
is sometimes referred to as 'Inner London'. However it is not coterminous with other definitions of Inner London as its area is somewhat larger and covers 624 km² (241 sq. miles). A small part of the London Borough of Lewisham

London Borough of Lewisham

The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in south-east London, England and forms part of Inner London. The principal settlement of the borough is Lewisham and its council is based at Catford....
falls outside its boundaries whilst 44 of its 119 districts are in Outer London and its irregular shape stretches to the Greater London boundary at Scratch Wood and beyond it at Sewardstone

Sewardstone

Sewardstone is a place in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England.It is located 11.6 miles north north-east of Charing Cross and is the only area outside Greater London to be covered by a London postal district post code ....
.

From 1990 to 2000 London used two area codes with a separate dialling code designated for Inner London, however the area covered by this code was widely different from all of the above definitions and the city is now covered by a single 020 dialling code.

The term can also be used in a variety of other contexts with different meanings.

Funding

The London Borough of Newham

London Borough of Newham

The London Borough of Newham is a London borough in East London, England, within Greater London.It is situated east of the City of London, and is north of the River Thames....
is seeking recognition as an Inner London borough for central government grants, as this would have financial benefits for the borough. It is not currently considered an Inner London Borough as it did not form part of the County of London.