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Berkshire ( or , abbreviated Berks ) is a county in south east England , west of London . It was recognised as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of Windsor Castle by the Queen in 1957 and letters patent issued in 1974 . Berkshire is a county of historic origin and is a home county , a ceremonial county and a non - metropolitan county without a county council . Berkshire County Council was the ___MASK71___ county governance from 1889 to 1998 except for the separately administered County Borough of Reading . Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury in England , in north Lambeth , on the south bank of the ___MASK99___ , 400 m south - east of the Palace of Westminster , which houses the Houses of Parliament , on the opposite bank . History . The building , originally called the Manor of Lambeth or Lambeth House , has been the London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury for nearly 800 years , whose original residence was in Canterbury , Kent . In addition , Lambeth Palace is home to the Community of Saint Anselm , an Anglican religious order that is under the patronage of the Archbishop of Canterbury . Lambeth Palace was acquired by the archbishopric around 1200 AD and has the largest collection of records of the Church in its library . It is bounded by Lambeth Palace Road to the west and Lambeth Road to the south , but unlike all surrounding land is excluded from the parish of North Lambeth . The garden park is listed and resembles Archbishop ' s Park , a neighbouring public park ; however , it was a larger area with a notable orchard until the early 19th century . The former church in front of its entrance has been converted to the Garden Museum . The south bank of the Thames along this reach , not part of historic London , developed slowly because the land was low and sodden : it was called Lambeth Marsh , as far downriver as the present Blackfriars Road . The name " Lambeth " embodies "" hithe "", a landing on the river : archbishops came and went by water , as did John Wycliff , who was tried here for heresy . In the English peasants ' revolt of 1381 the Palace was attacked . A County town is usually the location of administrative or judicial functions within the county , or it has been established over time as the " de facto " ___MASK71___ town of a county . The concept of a county town eventually became detached from its original meaning of where the county administration or county hall is based . In fact , many county towns are no longer part of the administrative county . For example , Nottingham is administered by a unitary authority entirely separate from the rest of Nottinghamshire . Many county towns are classified as cities , but all are referred to as county towns regardless of whether city status is held or not . East Sussex is a county in South East England . It is bordered by the counties of Kent to the north and east , Surrey to the north west and West Sussex to the west , and to the south by the ___MASK37___ . Hampshire (; abbreviated Hants , archaically known as the County of Southampton ) is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom . The county town of Hampshire is Winchester , the former capital city of England . Hampshire is the most populous ceremonial county in the United Kingdom ( excluding the metropolitan counties ) with almost half of the county ' s population living within the South Hampshire conurbation which includes the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth . The larger South Hampshire metropolitan area has a population of 1 , 547 , 000 . Hampshire is notable for housing the birthplaces of the Royal Navy , British Army , and Royal Air Force . It is bordered by Dorset to the west , Wiltshire to the north - west , Berkshire to the north , Surrey to the north - east , and West Sussex to the east . The southern boundary is the coastline of the ___MASK37___ and the ___MASK8___ , facing the Isle of Wight . Surrey is a county in the south east of England and also one of the home counties bordering Greater London . Surrey shares borders with Kent to the east , East Sussex to the south - east , West Sussex to the south , Hampshire to the west and south - west and Berkshire to the north - west . The county town is Guildford . Surrey County Council sits extraterritorially at Kingston upon Thames , administered as part of Greater London since 1965 . With a resident population of 1 . 1 million , Surrey is the most densely populated and third most populated county in the South East region , after Kent and Hampshire . The County of London was a county of England from 1889 to 1965 , corresponding to the area known today as Inner London . It was created as part of the general introduction of elected county government in England , by way of the Local Government Act 1888 . The Act created an administrative County of London , which included within its territory the City of London . However , the City of London and the County of London formed separate counties for " non - administrative " purposes . The local authority for the county was the London County Council ( LCC ), which initially performed only a limited range of functions , but gained further powers during its 76 - year existence . The LCC provided very few services within the City of London , where the ancient Corporation monopolised local governance . In 1900 the lower - tier civil parishes and district boards were replaced with 28 new metropolitan boroughs . The territory of the county was in 1961 . During its existence there was a long - term decline in population as more residents moved into the outer suburbs ; there were periodic reviews of the local government structures in the greater London area and several failed attempts to expand the boundaries of the county . In 1965 , the London Government Act 1963 replaced the county with the much larger Greater London administrative area . Lambeth is a London borough in south London , England , which forms part of Inner London . Its name was recorded in 1062 as " Lambehitha " (" landing place for lambs ") and in 1255 as " Lambeth ". The borough is the home of the geographical centre of London at Frazier Street near Lambeth North tube station , though nearby Charing Cross on the other side of the Thames in the City of Westminster is traditionally considered the centre of London . Charing Cross denotes the junction of Strand , Whitehall and Cockspur Street , just south of Trafalgar Square in central London . It gives its name to several landmarks , including Charing Cross railway station , one of the ___MASK71___ London rail terminals . West Sussex is a county in the south of England , bordering East Sussex ( with Brighton and Hove ) to the east , Hampshire to the west and Surrey to the north , and to the south the ___MASK37___ . Chichester in the southwest is the county town and only city in West Sussex , with the largest towns being Crawley , Worthing and Horsham . West Sussex has a range of scenery , including wealden , downland and coastal . The highest point of the county is Blackdown , at 280 metres ( 919 ft ). It has a number of stately homes including Goodwood , Petworth House and Uppark and also castles such as Arundel Castle and Bramber Castle . Over half the county is protected countryside , offering walking , cycling and other recreational opportunities . The City of Westminster is an Inner London borough which also holds city status . It occupies much of the central area of Greater London including most of the West End . It is to the west of and adjoining the ancient City of London , directly to the east of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea , and its southern boundary is the ___MASK99___ . It was created with the 1965 establishment of Greater London . Upon creation , Westminster was awarded city status , which had been previously held by the smaller Metropolitan Borough of Westminster . Lambeth is a district in Central London , England , located in the London Borough of Lambeth . It is situated south of Charing Cross . The population of Lambeth was 23 , 937 in 2011 . The area experienced some slight growth in the medieval period as part of the manor of Lambeth Palace . By the Victorian era the area had seen significant development as London expanded , with dense industrial , commercial and residential buildings located adjacent to one another . The changes bought by the Second World War altered much of the fabric of Lambeth . Subsequent development in the late 20th century and early 21st century has seen an increase in the number of high - rise buildings . The area is home to the International Maritime Organization . London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom , as well as the most populous city proper in the European Union . Standing on the ___MASK99___ in the south east of the island of Great Britain , London has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". London ' s ancient core , the City of London , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " London " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater London , governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly . Vauxhall ( / vks . l / ) is a mixed commercial and residential district of central London in the London Borough of Lambeth . Vauxhall formed part of Surrey until 1889 when the County of London was created . It has also given its name to the Vauxhall Parliamentary Constituency , which extends to include all of Stockwell and parts of Brixton and Clapham all to the south , and to the Vauxhall Motors car manufacturer , which originated in the area , and possibly also to the Russian word for a large railway station ( see below ) . Its economy was for more than a century until the late 20th century predominantly manual workers ' homes and business premises such as works for the local railway , a former water supply works heavily contrasting with the mixed and frequently higher professional occupations of neighbouring districts , particularly Kennington and Westminster . Similar to neighbouring Battersea a riverside redevelopment conversion into residential property , three acres of parkland and an iconic government building have re - characterized its architecture and altered its economy to resemble adjoining districts , retaining affordable and social housing particularly south - west of its station close to the South Western ___MASK71___ Line on land which was once heavy industrial and overcrowded terraces . Since 1998 , the categorical part of Vauxhall closest to its railway station has in planning policy been designated part of the Lambeth Borough ' s north borough town centre housing many types of office , leisure and retail buildings . England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The ___MASK10___ lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight .