Friday, June 20, 2008
20 • There are 20 road bridges across the River Thames in London: Hampton Court, Kingston, Richmond, Twickenham, Kew, Chiswick, Hammersmith, Putney, Wandsworth, Battersea, Albert, Chelsea, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Westminster, Waterloo, Blackfriars, Southwark, London and Tower.
• Medieval London Bridge was supported by 20 stone arches.
• The Tower of London contains 20 towers, the central one of which is White.
• EastEnders is set in the fictional London borough of Walford, E20.
• Since April 2000, all London telephone numbers have begun 020.
• London has 20 regional radio stations.
• The A20 trunk road runs from New Cross down through Kent to the docks at Dover.
• There are 20 different postcodes in London: N, NW, W, SW, SE, E, WC and EC; then BR, CR, DA, EN, HA, IG, KT, RM, SM, TN, TW, UB.
• Bus route 20 runs from Walthamstow to Debden.
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