Outside the M25, posh neighbourhoods tend to be marked out by quiet, leafy streets, low crime rates and high Waitrose-to-Lidl ...

Ahead of the 60th birthday of Brent, Bexley, Barking, Barnet and all the boroughs that don't begin with the letter B, we look back at how modern London was born. Once the boundaries were settled, via ...

On 1 April 1965 the local government map of London was set, with the establishment of the 32 boroughs that still exist today. Along with the City of London these boroughs tell others a lot about ...

Ever heard of the London borough of New River? It doesn't exist, but it nearly did. On 1 April 1965 the local government map of London was set, with the establishment of the 32 boroughs that still ...