• Approximately 1 in 7 of the population of England live in London (population 7 ½million-ish). • 56 people died in the 7 / 7 bombings in July 2005. • The walled City of London had seven gates - Aldersgate, Aldgate, Bishopsgate, Cripplegate, Ludgate, Moorgate and Newgate. • 7 streets meet