London

Built by the Romans on the banks of the river Thames, the city of **London** (= celtic Londonjon = place that floods periodically) has remained the focus and pivotal point of most of the big events in the Kingdom of England. Under the guiding hand of its sovereigns, the Lord Mayors of London, the city continued to grow and prosper and established lucrative trade relationships with the cities of Cambridge and Winchester as well as with the far distant cities of Hamburg, Bruges and Paris. The motto of the city is **Domine dirige nos** (god guide us).

"London" is a moderate-sized map with four city districts and four villages.

## Geography

The city of London is dominated by the river Thames, which flows in sweeping meanders throughout the whole city. All city districts, are protected by high walls, even on the river side. The only exception is the Harbour District, which has its river bank open, to leave space for the port.

The three northern city districts are even separated by walls from each other. This makes it more difficult for potential enemies, to occupy the whole city at once. The South District, the only one on the southern bank of the Thames, is connected by two impressive bridges to the Harbour and the Tower of London.

Two villages on each side of the river make the map complete.

## City Districts

### Tower of London

The Tower of London (magenta) is the main city district. It is dominated by the castle "Mayoral Manison" and the cathedral "Thy Kingdom Come", with the city hall and a well in between. The district also houses a school, a market place, and a cemetery.

### Central London

Central London (orange) is in so far central, as it is flanked by the tower district and the harbour district. It has not much of importance besides of its church "St. George", a market place with a well, a cemetery, and a lot of empty plots to build on.

### Harbour

The Harbour (blue) - as one could guess from the name - houses the port. Next to the church "St. Helena", there's a cemetery, and just across the road, the execution site. A market place and a well next to the church complete the scenery.

### South District

The South District (yellow) is just across the river Thames, the only city district on the south bank. Its main buildings are the church "Good Hope" and the city's arsenal. As usual, market place and well are included as well.

## Villages

### Watford

Can this hamlet Watford (pink) really be called a "village"? Is it even worth mentioning? Maybe, it will grow in the future.

However, this tiny little congregation of buildings is located northwest of London. It has a market place, a well, and a grove. Nothing else, I'm done with it.

### Chelmsford

The village of Chelmsford (cyan) is located directly east of the Tower of London, just outside the walls. As a direct east gate is missing, the inhabitants of Chelmsford have to take a longer walk towards the north gate of the city.

The center of the village is formed by the the market place, and a nearby well. The church "St. Nicholas" is somewhat hidden in the woods. In addition, Chelmsford also has a lumberyard and a cemetery.

### Brixton

Brixton (green) is a rather big village towards the southwest. It has a nice market place in its center, together with the church "St. Mary Magdalen" and a nearby well. In addition, Brixton also has a grove, a brushwood, and a fishing spot hidden away at a very small pond.

### Maidstone

The village of Maidstone (pink) is southeast of the South District. It has a market place, its church "St. Benedict", and the nearby well in the center.

In addition, there are a number of rural facilities, like a lumberyard, a cemetery, a brushwood, and a grove.

## Other Places

### Thames

The river Thames is meandering throughout the whole city. It can only be crossed at two locations: west at the harbour bridge and east at the tower bridge.

The river offers access to the long distance trade routes to Hamburg, Bruges and Paris (all three to the east).

### Surrounding Region

The Surrounding Region (grey) of London has plenty to offer: four (!) mines, two quarries, a grove, two brushwoods, a lumberyard, three fishing spots, and a cemetery.

It also offers access to the long distance trade routes to Cambridge (north) and to Winchester (south).

## Trade Routes

The map offers five long distance trade routes to be opened:

* East: to Hamburg (=castle on a swamp hill) via the river Thames
* East: to Bruges (=bridge) via the river Thames
* East: to Paris (=town of the Parisioi, a gaulish tribe) via the river Thames
* North: to Cambridge (=bridge over the river Granta) via road
* South: to Winchester (=military camp (Roman) at the tribal town (Welsh)) via road

## Additional information

* Find out more about London on Wikipedia.

London was last edited for version 1.0.4.

London was last edited for version 1.0.4.