London, England Genealogy

The City of London is an inland administrative unit located in the south east of England.

Strictly speaking, London was not a county until the establishment of the London County Council (LCC) in 1889. London City (proper) at certain points in time, incorporated over 130 ancient parishes, chapels, inns of court and liberties. As the result of a huge population expansion in the 18th and 19th centuries into one of the largest places in the world, this new administrative unit absorbed parts of several of the historical counties surrounding it: Middlesex, Kent, Surrey and Essex. Throughout these changes, the City of London, whose area was largely established in Roman times, maintained its independence, and these pages are focused on that area, often referred to as 'The City' or 'The Square Mile'.

Tracing London and Other Large City Immigrants From Abroad
By Phillip B. Dunn Senior Consultant, FamilySearch.org™, Accredited Genealogist®

Parishes
The parishes of the City of London.

Websites
To view an excellent list of web sites for London [and Middlesex], visit FHLFavorites.info and/or FHLFavorites.com.