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Great Britain , also known as Britain , is a large island in the ___MASK86___ ___MASK34___ off the ___MASK65___ coast of continental Europe . With an area of , Great Britain is the largest European island and the ninth - largest in the world . In 2011 the island had a population of about 61 million people , making it the world ' s third - most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan . The island of Ireland is situated to the west of it , and together these islands , along with over 1 , 000 smaller surrounding islands , comprise the British Isles archipelago . The ___MASK53___ Thames is a ___MASK53___ that flows through southern ___MASK70___ . At , it is the longest ___MASK53___ entirely in ___MASK70___ and the second longest in the United Kingdom , after the ___MASK53___ Severn . It also flows through Oxford ( where it is called Isis ), ___MASK22___ , Henley - on - Thames and ___MASK88___ . The lower reaches of the ___MASK53___ are called the Tideway , derived from its long tidal reach up to Teddington Lock . It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire , and flows into the North Sea via the Thames Estuary . The Thames drains the whole of Greater London . ___MASK55___ is an area in south - ___MASK21___ ___MASK27___ , ___MASK70___ , in the ___MASK78___ , centred south - ___MASK21___ of Charing Cross . The area is identified in the ___MASK27___ Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater ___MASK27___ . As a major centre , ___MASK55___ had a population of 95 , 041 in 2011 . It is an important transport hub for South ___MASK27___ , and is one of the borough ' s largest settlements . ___MASK55___ has the largest Police Station in Europe which was moved to the Town Centre from Ladywell ___MASK4___ and rebuilt where the shopping centres department store once stood . There were plans to replace the department store to where the Riverdale Leisure Centre was based adjacent to Boots store when the Mayor was elected . The Docklands Light Railway ( DLR ) is an automated light metro system opened in 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area ___MASK12___ ___MASK27___ . It reaches north to Stratford , south to Lewisham , west to and in the City ___MASK12___ ___MASK27___ financial district , and east to Beckton , ___MASK27___ City Airport and Woolwich ___MASK45___ . Beckton is an urban neighbourhood in ___MASK21___ ___MASK27___ , ___MASK70___ and part of the ___MASK85___ . It is located ___MASK21___ of Charing Cross . It was unpopulated marshland adjacent to the River Thames until the development of major industrial infrastructure to support the growing metropolis of ___MASK27___ was built in the 19th century . Housing was created in Beckton for workers of the gas and sewage works . Between 1981 and 1995 it was within the ___MASK27___ Docklands Development Corporation area which caused the population to increase as new homes were built and the Docklands Light Railway was constructed . The Mayor ___MASK12___ ___MASK27___ is an elected politician who , along with the ___MASK27___ Assembly ___MASK12___ 25 members , is accountable for the strategic government ___MASK12___ ___MASK96___ . The current mayor is Sadiq Khan , who took up office on 9 May 2016 . The position had been held by Ken Livingstone from the creation ___MASK12___ the role on 4 May 2000 until he was defeated in 2008 by Boris Johnson , who served two terms before being succeeded by Khan . ___MASK27___ City Airport is an international airport in ___MASK27___ . It is located in the Royal Docks in the ___MASK85___ , approximately ___MASK21___ of the City of ___MASK27___ and a shorter distance ___MASK21___ of Canary Wharf . These are the twin centres of ___MASK27___ ' s financial industry , which is a major user of the airport . The airport was developed by the engineering company Mowlem in 1986  87 and is currently owned by a consortium of Alberta Investment Management Corporation ( AIMCo ), OMERS , the Ontario Teachers ' Pension Plan and Wren House Infrastructure Management of the Kuwait Investment Authority . ___MASK64___ ( often abbreviated Herts ) is a county in southern ___MASK70___ , bordered by Bedfordshire to the north , Cambridgeshire to the north - east , Essex to the east , Buckinghamshire to the west and ___MASK96___ to the south . For government statistical purposes , it is placed in the East of ___MASK70___ region . The City ___MASK12___ ___MASK27___ is a city and county within ___MASK27___ . It constituted ___MASK18___ ___MASK12___ ___MASK27___ from its settlement by the Romans in the 1st century AD to the Middle Ages , but the agglomeration has since grown far beyond the City ' s borders . The City is now only a tiny part ___MASK12___ the metropolis ___MASK12___ ___MASK27___ , though it remains a notable part ___MASK12___ central ___MASK27___ . Administratively , it forms one ___MASK12___ the 33 local authority districts ___MASK12___ ___MASK96___ ; however , the City ___MASK12___ ___MASK27___ is not a ___MASK27___ borough , a status reserved for the other 32 districts ( including ___MASK27___ ' s only other city , the City ___MASK12___ Westminster ). ___MASK31___ ( abbreviation : Middx ) was a county in southeast ___MASK70___ that is now mostly part of ___MASK96___ , with small sections in neighbouring counties . It was established in the Anglo - Saxon system from the territory of the Middle Saxons , and existed as an official unit until 1965 . The historic county included land stretching north of the River Thames from east to west of the City of London with the rivers Colne and Lea and a ridge of hills as the other boundaries . The largely low - lying county , dominated by clay in its north and alluvium on gravel in its south , was the second smallest by area in 1831 . The ___MASK52___ ( EU ) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million . The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency . ___MASK39___ is a county in the south east of England and also one of the home counties bordering Greater London . ___MASK39___ 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 . ___MASK39___ County Council sits extraterritorially at Kingston upon Thames , administered as part of Greater London since 1965 . With a resident population of 1 . 1 million , ___MASK39___ is the most densely populated and third most populated county in the South East region , after Kent and Hampshire . ___MASK27___ is the capital and ___MASK18___ populous city of ___MASK70___ and the United Kingdom , as well as the ___MASK18___ populous city proper in the ___MASK52___ . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , ___MASK27___ has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". ___MASK27___ ' s ancient core , the City of ___MASK27___ , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " ___MASK27___ " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , ___MASK39___ , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater ___MASK27___ , governed by the Mayor of ___MASK27___ and the ___MASK27___ Assembly . ___MASK70___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with ___MASK3___ to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies ___MASK65___ of ___MASK70___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the ___MASK38___ . ___MASK70___ 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 . Beckton is the eastern terminus ___MASK12___ the Beckton branch ___MASK12___ the Docklands Light Railway ( DLR ) in the Docklands area ___MASK12___ ___MASK21___ ___MASK27___ . It is in Travelcard Zone 3 . The DLR branch from Poplar was opened on 28 March 1994 . The next station is Gallions Reach , but between the two stations the line curves through 180 degrees , such that westbound trains for Central ___MASK27___ depart Beckton heading ___MASK21___ . Beckton station is actually located north ___MASK12___ , and slightly further west than , Cyprus , the station after Gallions Reach . During peak hours , trains from Beckton usually depart for Tower Gateway , although there are occasional departures to Bank . Off - peak , trains tend to alternate between Tower Gateway and Stratford International . The Beckton branch ___MASK12___ the DLR is unusual , in that it has more frequent trains off - peak than it does during peak hours . This is because during peak hours , all trains coming from Stratford International go to Woolwich ___MASK45___ instead . Beckton DLR depot , the principal depot for the DLR system , is located between Beckton and Gallions Reach stations , but is actually closer to the latter . Like all open - air DLR stations , Beckton is unmanned and tickets are bought at the ticket machines . New machines were installed in January 2009 that now allow Oyster card users to top - up their pre - pay balance and see their journey history . During 2007 -- 2008 , a new bus station was constructed directly opposite the DLR station . This opened in the first week ___MASK12___ November 2008 . ___MASK7___ is a county in South East England and one of the home counties . It borders Greater London to the north west , ___MASK39___ to the west , East Sussex to the south west , and Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north . The county town is Maidstone . Londinium was a settlement established on the current site ___MASK12___ the City ___MASK12___ ___MASK27___ around 43 . Its bridge over the River Thames turned the city into a ___MASK4___ nexus and major port , serving as a major commercial centre in Roman Britain until its abandonment during the 5th century . The United ___MASK50___ and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European ___MASK37___ , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its ___MASK99___ and the Celtic Sea to its ___MASK99___ - ___MASK99___ - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the ___MASK52___ . The ___MASK27___ Assembly is an elected body , part of the ___MASK96___ Authority , that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of ___MASK27___ and has the power , with a two - thirds majority , to amend the Mayor ' s annual budget and to reject the Mayor ' s draft statutory strategies . The assembly was established in 2000 and meets at City Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames , close to Tower Bridge . The assembly is also able to investigate other issues of importance to Londoners ( transport , environmental matters , etc .), publish its findings and recommendations , and make proposals to the Mayor .