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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Square Mile canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

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
Hackney
Islington
Southwark
Tower Hamlets
contains Bank of England
Barbican Centre
Barbican Estate
Guildhall, London
linked to: Guildhall

Leadenhall Market
London Stock Exchange
Monument to the Great Fire of London
Royal Exchange, London
St Paul’s Cathedral
linked to: St Paul's Cathedral

Temple area
country United Kingdom
economicRole major global financial centre
governedBy City of London Corporation
hasCeremonialHead 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 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
linked to: London, England
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
timeZoneDST British Summer Time
traversedBy River Thames
linked to: 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 Councilman associatedWith Square Mile
subject linked to: Common Councilmen