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London Thor

London Thor is an American actress and EDM singer-songwriter who plays Jordan Li (shared with Derek Luh) in Prime Video's Gen V, The Boys spinoff; earlier credits include Shameless, You, Never Have I Ever, and Lady Bird.

London Tipton

London Tipton (London Leah Tipton) is the fictional Paris Hilton-parody hotel heiress of Disney Channel's Suite Life franchise, played by Brenda Song from 2005 to 2011, daughter of Wilfred Tipton, with the catchphrase "Yay me!".

London Town (Wings album)

London Town (1978) is the seventh studio album by Paul McCartney's band Wings, recorded February 1977 to January 1978 in London, the Virgin Islands aboard the yacht Fair Carol, and Scotland; released 31 March 1978, peaked at UK number 4.

London Underground

The London Underground, known as the Tube, is the rapid transit system serving Greater London and the world's oldest underground railway, opened in 1863 and operated by Transport for London.

London Underground 1959 Stock

The London Underground 1959 Stock was a class of deep-level tube train built by Metro-Cammell in the late 1950s, serving the Piccadilly, Central, Northern, and Bakerloo lines until 2000.

London Underground 1972 Stock

The London Underground 1972 Stock, also called 1972 Tube Stock or 72TS, is a fleet of tube trains built by Metro-Cammell 1972–1974, now operating the Bakerloo line.

London Underground 1973 Stock

The London Underground 1973 Stock is a deep-level tube train built by Metro-Cammell for the Piccadilly line, serving since 1975, including Heathrow Airport extension services.

London Underground 2024 Stock

The London 2024 Stock, developed as the New Tube for London, is a fleet of 94 Siemens-built trains replacing the Piccadilly line's 1973 Stock, with walk-through carriages and air conditioning.

London Underground rolling stock

London Underground rolling stock, or London Tube rolling stock, is the fleet of 620 passenger trains on 11 lines, in two sizes for deep-tube and sub-surface routes.

London Underground S7 and S8 Stock

The London Underground S7 and S8 Stock, known as S Stock, is a class of Bombardier electric multiple-unit trains on the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan lines since 2010.

London Victoria station

London Victoria station is a central London railway terminus in the City of Westminster, serving southern England, Gatwick Airport, and the south coast, near Buckingham Palace.

London Wall

London Wall: the Roman defensive circuit built around Londinium from about AD 200, roughly 2.5 miles long with four gates, later medieval city wall; sections survive at Tower Hill and Cooper's Row.

London wartime agreements of Allied governments in exile

The London wartime agreements of Allied governments in exile were treaties and declarations signed in London during World War II, from the 1939 Anglo-Polish Agreement to the 1942 Anglo-Soviet Treaty.

London water supply infrastructure

London water supply infrastructure, also called London water infrastructure, is the system of rivers, reservoirs, tunnels, and pipes that supplies drinking water to Greater London, operated mainly by Thames Water.

London Waterloo station

London Waterloo station, opened in 1848, is a major central London terminus for South Western Railway services to the south and south west of England.

London Weekend Television

London Weekend Television (LWT) was the ITV weekend franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties from 2 August 1968, founded by a David Frost-led consortium, producing Blind Date, London's Burning, and Poirot until absorbed into ITV1 in 2002.

London Zoo

London Zoo (Zoological Gardens), 36-acre zoo in Regent's Park, Westminster, opened 1828 by the Zoological Society of London as the world's first scientific zoo; sister site Whipsnade Zoo, Institute of Zoology, 13 listed buildings.

London, Midland and Scottish Railway

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) was the largest of the Big Four British railway companies, formed in 1923 and nationalised into British Railways in 1948.

London, Ohio

London, Ohio: county seat of Madison County, founded 1810 as a designated seat of justice. Population 10,279 (2020), estimated 10,813 in 2025; distinct from London, Kentucky and London, Ontario.

London, Ontario

London, Ontario: Canadian city at the Thames River forks, population over 530,000, 11th largest in Canada. Founded 1826, incorporated 1855; economy spans health care, manufacturing, education, and a $616 million tourism sector.

London, Tilbury and Southend line

The London, Tilbury and Southend line, or LTS line, is an electrified commuter railway from London Fenchurch Street through south Essex to Shoeburyness, operated by c2c.

London's Burning (TV series)

London's Burning: British ITV drama by London Weekend Television following Blue Watch firefighters at fictional Blackwall fire station; ran 14 series, 1988–2002, from Jack Rosenthal's 1986 TV film, peaking above 16 million viewers.

Londoner Grand Casino

Londoner Grand Casino, at The Londoner Macao (formerly Sands Cotai Central), Cotai, Macao; Sands China casino opened September 26, 2024 in the former Pacifica casino space, with smart baccarat tables, a May 2026 high-limit zone, and lower minimums than the sister Londoner Casino.

Londrina

Londrina, Paraná, Brazil's second-largest Paraná city (577,318 est. 2024), founded 1929 by the British Companhia de Terras Norte do Paraná, named for London, municipality created 3 December 1934, regional coffee-boom pole of northern Paraná.

Lone Dog Winter Count

The Lone Dog Winter Count (Shunka Ishnala) is a Yanktonai Nakota pictographic calendar on buffalo hide covering the winters from 1800–1801 onward, named for its last known keeper.

Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd.

Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd. is a Delaware-incorporated technology company based in Portland, Oregon, which has reported raising about $164.8 million across three private offerings between 2022 and 2026.

Lone pair

A lone pair, or unshared pair, is a pair of valence electrons on a single atom that does not take part in a covalent bond.

Lone Pine Capital

Lone Pine Capital is an American long/short equity hedge fund founded in 1997 by Steve Mandel after seven years at Tiger Management, headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Lone Pine, California

Lone Pine, California: unincorporated Owens Valley community and CDP in Inyo County, gateway to Mount Whitney (14,505 ft) and the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, a film location for over 400 movies.

Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger: masked Texas Ranger hero created at Detroit's WXYZ radio in 1933 (credited variously to Trendle, Striker, Jewell), with Tonto, Silver, silver bullets, and William Tell Overture; radio, 221 ABC TV episodes, and 2013 Disney film.