Everything about Inner London totally explained
Inner London is the name for the group of
London boroughs which form the interior part of
Greater London and are surrounded by
Outer London. The area was first officially defined in 1965 and for purposes such as statistics, the definition has changed over time. The terms
Inner London and
Central London can't be used interchangeably to mean the same area.
It is the third-richest
inner city in the
European Union, with a
GDP per capita of €71,338 (£48,425; US$88,734) in 2004, after
Paris (74,944 euros per capita) and
Frankfurt (€73,860 per capita).
London Government Act 1963
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The inner London boroughs were defined by the
London Government Act 1963, for the purposes such as the
Inner London Education Authority. They correspond to the former area of the
County of London. These inner London boroughs are:
The
City of London wasn't part of the County of London and isn't a London Borough but can be included.
North Woolwich is an anomaly as it was part of the
County of London but was transferred to Newham, an outer London borough, in 1965.
ONS definition (statistics)
The
Office for National Statistics and the
Census uses the term, including
Haringey and
Newham in Inner London, but
Greenwich in Outer London. This is also used by
Eurostat at level 2. The land area is 319 km² (123 sq. miles) and the population in 2005 (midyear estimate) was 2,985,700.
Historical population
Figures before 1971 have been reconstructed by the Office for National Statistics based on past censuses in order to fit the 2001 limits. Figures from 1981 onward are midyear estimates (revised as of 2004), which are more accurate than the censuses themselves, known to underestimate the population of London.
1891, April 5/6 4,488,242
1901, March 31/April 1 4,859,558
1911, April 2/3 4,998,237
1921, June 19/20 4,972,870
1931, April 26/27 4,893,261
1939, Midyear estimate 4,364,457
1951, April 8/9 3,679,390
1961, April 23/24 3,492,879
1971, April 25/26 3,031,935
1981, Midyear estimate 2,550,100
1991, Midyear estimate 2,599,300
2001, Midyear estimate 2,859,400
2003, Midyear estimate 2,904,600
2004, Midyear estimate 2,931,100
2005, Midyear estimate 2,985,700
Other definitions
The area covered by the
London postal district is sometimes referred to as 'Inner London'. However it isn't coterminous with other definitions of Inner London as its area is somewhat larger and covers 624 km² (241 sq. miles). A small part of the
London Borough of Lewisham falls outside its boundaries whilst 44 of its 119 districts are in Outer London and its irregular shape stretches to the Greater London boundary at Scratch Wood and beyond it at
Sewardstone.
From 1990 to 2000 London used two area codes with a separate dialling code designated for
Inner London, however the area covered by this code was widely different from all of the above definitions and the city is now covered by a single
020 dialling code.
The term can also be used in a variety of other contexts with different meanings.
Funding
The
London Borough of Newham is seeking recognition as an Inner London borough for central government grants, as this would have financial benefits for the borough. It isn't currently considered an Inner London Borough as it didn't form part of the County of London.
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