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___MASK57___ London is the innermost part ___MASK36___ London , England . There is no official definition ___MASK36___ its area but its characteristics are understood to include a high density built environment , high land values , an elevated daytime population and a concentration ___MASK36___ regionally , nationally and internationally significant organisations and facilities . Over time a number ___MASK36___ definitions have been used to define the scope ___MASK36___ central London for statistics , urban planning and local government . Queen Square is a garden square in the ___MASK99___ ___MASK24___ ___MASK36___ central London . Many ___MASK36___ its buildings are associated with medicine , particularly neurology . ___MASK99___ is an area in the West End , ___MASK57___ London , forming part ___MASK36___ the ___MASK35___ and located between Euston Road and Holborn . It was developed by the Russell family in the 17th and 18th centuries into a fashionable residential area . It is notable for its array ___MASK36___ garden squares , literary connections ( exemplified by the ___MASK99___ Group ), and numerous cultural , educational and health - care institutions . Although ___MASK99___ was not the first area ___MASK36___ London to have acquired a formal square , ___MASK99___ Square , laid out in 1660 by Thomas Wriothesley , 4th Earl ___MASK36___ Southampton , as Southampton Square was the first square to be named as such . Much ___MASK36___ the district was planned and built by James Burton . Thomas Wriothesley , 4th Earl ___MASK36___ Southampton , KG (" REYE - ths - lee "; 10 March 1607  16 May 1667 ), styled Lord Wriothesley before 1624 , was an English statesman , a staunch supporter ___MASK36___ King Charles II who after the Restoration ___MASK36___ the Monarchy in 1660 rose to the position ___MASK36___ Lord High Treasurer , which term began with the assumption ___MASK36___ power by the Clarendon Ministry . He " was remarkable for his freedom from any taint ___MASK36___ corruption and for his efforts in the interests ___MASK36___ economy and financial order ," a noble if not completely objective view ___MASK36___ his work as the keeper ___MASK36___ the nation ' s finances . He died before the impeachment ___MASK36___ Lord Clarendon , after which the Cabal Ministry took over government . ___MASK19___ is the capital and ___MASK77___ populous city ___MASK36___ England and the United Kingdom , as well as the ___MASK77___ populous city proper in the European Union . Standing on the River Thames in the south east ___MASK36___ the island ___MASK36___ Great Britain , ___MASK19___ has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". ___MASK19___ ' s ancient core , the City ___MASK36___ ___MASK19___ , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " ___MASK19___ " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , ___MASK31___ , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater ___MASK19___ , governed by the Mayor ___MASK36___ ___MASK19___ and the ___MASK19___ Assembly . The ___MASK99___ Group  or ___MASK99___ Set  was an influential group ___MASK36___ associated English writers , intellectuals , philosophers and artists , the best known members ___MASK36___ which included Virginia Woolf , John Maynard Keynes , E . M . Forster and Lytton Strachey . This loose collective ___MASK36___ friends and relatives lived , worked or studied together near ___MASK99___ , London , during the first half ___MASK36___ the 20th century . According to Ian Ousby , " although its members denied being a group in any formal sense , they were united by an abiding belief in the importance ___MASK36___ the arts ". Their works and outlook deeply influenced literature , aesthetics , criticism , and economics as well as modern attitudes towards feminism , pacifism , and sexuality . Earl ___MASK36___ Southampton was a title that was created three times in the Peerage ___MASK36___ England . The first creation came in 1537 in favour ___MASK36___ the courtier William FitzWilliam . He was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1542 . The second creation came in 1547 in favour ___MASK36___ the politician Thomas Wriothesley , 1st Baron Wriothesley , Lord Chancellor between 1544 and 1547 . He had already been created Baron Wriothesley ( pronounced " rose ley " / rozli /) in 1544 , also in the Peerage ___MASK36___ England . He was succeeded by his third but only surviving son , the second Earl . On his death the titles passed to his second but only surviving son , the third Earl . He is best remembered as a patron ___MASK36___ William Shakespeare . He was succeeded by his second but only surviving son , the fourth Earl . He was a prominent statesman and served as Lord High Treasurer under Charles II between 1660 and 1667 . In 1653 he had succeeded his father - in - law Francis Leigh , 1st Earl ___MASK36___ Chichester as second Earl ___MASK36___ Chichester according to a special remainder in the letters patent . However , Lord Southampton had no sons and the titles became extinct on his death in 1667 . The third creation came in 1670 for Barbara Palmer , mistress ___MASK36___ Charles II . She was made Baroness Nonsuch and Duchess ___MASK36___ Cleveland at the same time . See the latter title for more information on this creation . Euston ___MASK18___ in Central London , England , runs from Marylebone ___MASK18___ to King ' s Cross . The ___MASK18___ is part ___MASK36___ the London Inner Ring ___MASK18___ and forms part ___MASK36___ the London congestion charge zone boundary . Holborn is a ___MASK24___ in the West End , central London , forming part ___MASK36___ the ___MASK35___ . ___MASK48___ is a country that is part ___MASK36___ the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest ___MASK36___ ___MASK48___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . ___MASK48___ is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths ___MASK36___ the island ___MASK36___ Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles ___MASK36___ Scilly , and the Isle ___MASK36___ Wight . ___MASK99___ Square is a garden square in Holborn , ___MASK34___ , London , built by James Burton .