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The Ryal Burgh o Greenwich (i/ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ/, /ˈɡrɪnɪdʒ/, /ˈɡrɪnɪtʃ/ or /ˈɡrɛnɪdʒ/)[2][3] is an Lunnon burgh in sooth-east Lunnon, Ingland. Takkin its name frae the historic toun o Greenwich, the London Borough of Greenwich wis formit in 1965 bi the amalgamation o the umwhile aurie o the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich wi pairt o the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich tae the east. The local cooncil is Greenwich Borough Council.
Ryal Burgh o Greenwich | |
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Coat of airms o Ryal Burgh o Greenwich Coat airms Official logo of Ryal Burgh o Greenwich Cooncil logo | |
Motto(s): We Govern by Serving | |
Greenwich shown athin Greater Lunnon | |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Constituent kintra | Ingland |
Region | Lunnon |
Ceremonial coonty | Greater Lunnon |
Status | Ryal burgh |
Admin HQ | Woolwich |
Incorporatit | 1 Aprile 1965 |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Lunnon borough cooncil |
• Bodi | Greenwich London Borough Council |
• Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Labour) |
• Mayor | Cllr Jim Gillman |
• MPs | Teresa Pearce Clive Efford Nick Raynsford |
• Lunnon Assembly | Len Duvall AM for Greenwich an Lewisham |
• EU Parliament | Lunnon |
Area | |
• Total | 47.35 km2 (18.28 sq mi) |
Area rank | 273rd (o 326) |
Population (mid-2016 est.) | |
• Rank | 50t (o 326) |
• Ethnicity[1] | 52.3% White Breetish 1.7% White Erse |
Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcodes | SE, DA |
Area code(s) | 020 |
Polis force | Metropolitan Polis |
Website | www |
Greenwich is warld famous as the tradeetional location o the Prime Meridian, on which aw Coordinatit Universal Time is based. The Prime Meridian runnin throu Greenwich an the Greenwich Observatory is whaur the designation Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT began, an on which aw warld times are based. In 2012, Greenwich wis leetit as a top ten global destination bi Frommer's – the anly UK destination tae be leetit.
Greenwich wis ane o sax host burghs for the 2012 London Olympics an events wur held at the Royal Artillery Barracks (Shooting), Greenwich Park (Equestrianism) an The O2-umwhile Millennium Dome (Gymnastics; Basketball).
Tae mark the Diamond Jubilee o Elizabeth II, Greenwich became a Royal Borough on 3 Februar 2012, due in pairt tae its historic links wi the Ryal Faimily, an tae its UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid status as hame o the Prime Meridian.[4][5][6]
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