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The threat has increased
over time due to a slow but continuous
rise in high water level by the slow 'tilting' of Britain
(up in the north and down in the south) caused by Estate Agents in London post-glacial rebound.[78] In 1974, a
decade of work began on the construction of the Thames
Barrier across the Thames at Woolwich to deal with this
threat. While the barrier is expected to function as
designed until roughly 2030, concepts for its future
enlargement or redesign are already being discussed.[79].
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Districts
See also: List of places in London, Central London,
Inner London, and Outer London
London's vast urban area is often described using
a set of district names (e.g. Bloomsbury, Knightsbridge,
Mayfair, Whitechapel, Fitzrovia). These are either informal
designations, or reflect the names of superseded villages,
parishes and city wards. Such names have remained in
use through tradition, each referring Estate Agents in London to a local area with its own distinctive character,
but often with no modern official boundaries. However,
since 1965 Greater London has been divided into 32 London
boroughs in addition to the ancient City of London.[84][85]
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Estate Agents in London - Topography
Greater London covers an area of 607 square
miles (1,570 km2).[75] Its primary geographical
feature is the Thames, a navigable river which
crosses the city from the south-west to the east.
The Thames Valley is a floodplain surrounded by
gently rolling Estate Agents in London hills including
Parliament Hill, Addington Hills, and Primrose
Hill. The Thames was once a much broader, shallower
river with extensive marshlands; at high tide,
its shores reached five times their present width.[76]
Since the Victorian era it has been extensively
Estate Agents in London embanked, and
many of its London tributaries now flow underground.
The Thames is a tidal river, and London is vulnerable
to flooding.[ along the M4/A4, A40/M40 and A316/M3
routes.[1]
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