Previously Posted: Where Do The City’s Extremities Lie?

For those new to CabbieBlog or readers who are slightly forgetful, on Saturdays I’m republishing posts, many going back over a decade. Some will still be very relevant while others have become dated over time. Just think of this post as your weekend paper supplement. North, South, East, West – Where Do The City’s Extremities Lie? (23.07.13) Have you ever thought about London’s farthest reaches? Where it extends to in the north, how far east it goes, where its centre is? If so, I have the answers to those questions – combining some map study and consulting various online and offline resources I can give you the definitive run-down on London’s exact dimensions. London’s northern-most point is in Enfield, on a rather unassuming stretch of the M25 between junctions 24 and 25. It lies just to the west of a feature on the map rather romantically called Tilekiln Osiers. London’s eastern extent runs as far out as North Ockenden in the London Borough of Havering – specifically, the boundary is…