Square Mile

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Square Mile is the historic and financial heart of London, encompassing the small central area governed by the City of London Corporation.

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Label Occurrences
Square Mile canonical 6

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf district of London
financial district
historic city centre
alsoKnownAs City of London
the City
area about 1 square mile
about 2.9 square kilometres
borders Camden
City of Westminster
London Borough of Hackney
surface form: Hackney

Islington
Southwark
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
surface form: Tower Hamlets
contains Bank of England
Barbican Centre
Barbican Estate
Guildhall
surface form: Guildhall, London

Leadenhall Market
London Stock Exchange
Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke)
surface form: Monument to the Great Fire of London

Royal Exchange, London
St Paul's Cathedral
surface form: St Paul’s Cathedral

Temple area
country United Kingdom
economicRole major global financial centre
governedBy Corporation of London
surface form: City of London Corporation
hasCeremonialHead Lord Mayor of London
surface form: Lord Mayor of the City of London
hasDistinctFeature retains medieval-style governance structures
separate police force from Metropolitan Police
hasElectedBody Court of Aldermen
Court of Common Council
hasLocalAuthority Corporation of London
surface form: City of London Corporation
hasPoliceForce City of London Police
hasTransportHub Bank and Monument stations
Blackfriars station
Cannon Street station
Farringdon station
Liverpool Street station
Moorgate station
historicalStatus remnant of the original Roman and medieval city of London
isCapitalDistrictOf London financial services industry
isPartOf Greater London
legalStatus ceremonial county
local authority district
locatedIn London, England
surface form: London
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
timeZoneDST British Summer Time
traversedBy Thames
surface form: River Thames

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lord Mayor of London jurisdiction Square Mile
Ward of Cornhill isPartOf Square Mile
Common Councilmen associatedWith Square Mile
subject surface form: Common Councilman