Transport & Geography Guide
It is advisable to keep these points in mind so you can effectively use them in the upcoming assessment.
- Geographical Directions
- The boroughs surrounding London.
London shares borders with Essex to the northeast, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire to the northwest, Berkshire to the west, Surrey to the south, and Kent to the east.
- The major motorways surrounding London include
M1, M4, M3, M23, M26, M20, M11
- The airports near London and the nearest motorways include:
Stansted: Northeast, M11
Luton: Northwest, M1
Heathrow: West, M4
Gatwick: South, M23
London City: Central
Southend: East
- Logos of London’s Transport Systems
- Abbreviations
- All. : Alley
- Apts. : Apartments
- App. : Approach
- Arc. : Arcade
- Av. : Avenue
- Bk. : Back
- Blvd. : Boulevard
- Bri.: Bridge
- B’way. : Broadway
- Bldg. : Building
- Bldgs. : Buildings
- Bungs. : Bungalows
- Bus.: Business
- Cvn. : Caravan
- C’way. : Causeway
- Cen. : Centre
- Chu. : Church
- Circ. : Circle
- Cir. : Circus
- CI.: Close
- Coll. : College
- Comn.: Common
- Cnr. : Corner
- Cott. : Cottage
- Cotts. : Cottages
- Ct. : Court
- Ctyd. : Courtyard
- Cres. : Crescent
- Cft. : Croft
- Dpt. : Depot
- Dr.: Drive
- E. : East
- Emb. : Embankment
- Ent.: Enterprise
- Est. : Estate
- FId. : Field
- Flds. : Fields
- Gdn. : Garden
- Gdns. : Gardens
- Gth. : Garth
- Ga. : Gate
- Gt. : Great
- Grn. : Green
- Gro. : Grove
- Hgts. : Heights
- Ho. : House
- Ho’s. : Houses
- Ind. : Industrial
- Info.: Information
- Intl. : International
- Junc. : Junction
- La. : Lane
- Lit. : Little
- Lwr. : Lower
- Mnr. : Manor
- Mans.: Mansions
- Mkt. : Market
- Mdw.: Meadow
- Mdws. : Meadows
- M. : Mews
- Mt. : Mount
- Mus. : Museum
- Nth.: North
- No. : Number
- Pal.: Palace
- Pde. : Parade
- Pk. : Park
- Pas.: Passage
- Pav. : Pavilion
- PI. : Place
- Pct. : Precinct
- Prom.: Promenade
- Quad.: Quadrant
- Res. : Residential
- Ri. : Rise
- Rd. : Road
- Rdbt. : Roundabout
- Shop. : Shopping
- Sth. : South
- Sq.: Square
- Sta. : Station
- St.: Street
- Ter. : Terrace
- Twr. : Tower
- Trad. : Trading
- Up. : Upper
- Va. : Vale
- Vw. : View
- Vs. : Villas
- Vis. : Visitors
- Wik. : Walk
- W. : West
- Yd. : Yard