City of London Corporation area

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The City of London Corporation area is the historic and financial core of London, governed by its own ancient municipal authority and home to many of the UK's major banking and business institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf financial district
historic city centre
local government district
borders City of Westminster
London Borough of Camden
London Borough of Hackney NERFINISHED
London Borough of Islington NERFINISHED
London Borough of Southwark
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
contains 20 Fenchurch Street
30 St Mary Axe
Bank of England
Barbican Centre
Barbican Estate
Guildhall
surface form: Guildhall, London

Leadenhall Market
London Stock Exchange
The Monument (Christopher Wren column)
surface form: Monument to the Great Fire of London

Old Bailey
One New Change
Royal Exchange, London
St Paul's Cathedral
surface form: St Paul’s Cathedral

Temple Church
Leadenhall Building
surface form: The Leadenhall Building

Tower 42
country United Kingdom
governedBy Corporation of London
surface form: City of London Corporation
hasApproximateArea 1.12 square miles
2.9 square kilometres
hasCeremonialLeader Lord Mayor of London
hasCharacteristic high concentration of banking institutions
high daytime working population compared to resident population
hasElectoralSystem business vote
hasHistoricRight to its own Lord Mayor
to its own police force
hasLeaderTitle Lord Mayor of London
surface form: Lord Mayor of the City of London
hasPoliceForce City of London Police
hasStatus ceremonial county
city
isAlsoKnownAs Square Mile
isFinancialCentreOf United Kingdom
isHistoricCoreOf London, England
surface form: London
isMajorFinancialCentreFor Europe
global finance
isSeparatedFrom City of Westminster by Temple Bar
locatedIn England
locatedInTimeZone Greenwich Mean Time
observesDaylightSavingTime British Summer Time
partOf London, England
surface form: London

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St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe isInBorough City of London Corporation area
Pudding Lane planningAuthority City of London Corporation area
this entity surface form: City of London planning authority
Court of Common Council associatedWith City of London Corporation area
this entity surface form: City of London local government
Court of Common Council regionServed City of London Corporation area
this entity surface form: Greater London (within the City of London boundaries)
New Scotland Yard serves City of London Corporation area
this entity surface form: City of London (excluding City of London Police jurisdiction)
City of London (Various Powers) Acts enactedFor City of London Corporation area
this entity surface form: City of London local authority area
Monument station locatedInBorough City of London Corporation area
Chancery Lane Underground station nearTo City of London Corporation area
this entity surface form: City of London legal district
St Martin’s le Grand withinBorough City of London Corporation area
St Martin’s le Grand hasJurisdiction City of London Corporation area
this entity surface form: City of London local authority
Remnant Street partOf City of London Corporation area
this entity surface form: City of London legal district
Millennium Bridge (southern end) locatedIn City of London Corporation area
this entity surface form: City of London and Southwark area