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1165:Romford
1124:Barking
1072:Stepney
1032:Lambeth
1017:Holborn
1002:Hackney
977:Chelsea
698:density
692: (
630:: 1929.
525:184,706
522:131,061
359:Barking
179:History
138:Density
129:178,024
119:131,061
1570:Ilford
1512:0°04′E
1406:Barnes
1398:Surrey
1358:Bexley
1275:Hendon
1265:Harrow
1235:Ealing
1198:Barnet
1160:Leyton
1155:Ilford
1131:(part)
1047:Poplar
992:Fulham
943:London
770:10 May
519:85,194
516:78,188
513:41,234
510:10,913
331:London
327:Ilford
319:Ilford
273:Ilford
232:Status
109:78,188
24:Ilford
1388:Penge
1378:Erith
1225:Acton
1116:Essex
502:1961
481:Year
323:Essex
281:Motto
1345:Kent
881:2021
772:2020
696:and
694:area
647:The
640:The
563:and
499:1951
496:1931
493:1921
490:1911
487:1901
484:1891
416:tram
211:1965
201:1888
56:Area
605:.
337:in
1541::
1217:CC
1215:,
948:CC
872:.
854:.
780:^
758:.
705:^
666:^
571:.
377:.
341:.
268:HQ
926:e
919:t
912:v
883:.
774:.
745:)
734:(
612:)
608:(
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