City of London London borough, a status reserved for the other 32 districts (including London's only other city, the City of Westminster). It is also a separate county of England, being an enclave surrounded by Greater London. It is the smallest county in the United Kingdom. The City of London is widely referred to simply as the City (differentiated from the phrase "the city of London" by capitalising "City") and is also colloquially known as the Square Mile, as it is in area. Both of these terms are also often used as metonyms for the United Kingdom's trading and financial services industries, which
King Square, London from Angel, Barbican, and Old Street tube stations, and 12 minutes from Farringdon station King Square, London King Square is a square in central London in the St Luke's area of the London Borough of Islington. It is situated at the corner of Lever Street and Central Street; it borders King Square Gardens to the West. The square is surrounded by restaurants, cafeterias, a newsagent's, a florist shop, a pub and a residential development. 19th century St Clement's Church stands in the corner of the square. On the other side of Central Street stands Thistle City Barbican Hotel. The square,