Centre of London

[Andy Cheever]

I have been told that the accepted centre of London is both Hyde Park Corner and St Paul's Cathedral. Is one of these correct or is it elsewhere?

Thanks

[BigMac]

I was always told it was the Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross; aren't black cabs menat to take you anywhere up to 6 miles from the Cross?

[theo_wyvern]

yeah, a tricky one this, I always heard that the centre was a shop on a corner of trafalgar square (so Charing Cross is generally acceptable).

Just wondering whether hearing St.Pauls as the centre relates to the original City of London (Square Mile)

[Goofy]

the old mileage stones (Great North Road etc.) always measured the distance to charing Cross, so I'd go for that

[Quizmonster]

I agree with Charing Cross.
Nothing to do with this question, Andy, but did you see the follow-up question about 'perfect squares'? You and I provided answers to the original question, but the questioner came back with another which I - being no mathematician - could not answer. I got the impression that you probably could and told him I hoped you'd be along to enlighten him. You can find it by clicking here
I'm sure he'd be grateful for any help. Cheers

[Andy Cheever]

Thanks everyone. Having done some web searching the CENTROID centtre of London is apparently St Paul's but the accepted centre is where the statue of King Charles I stands just south of Trafalgar Square. And this is the same site as the original Queen Eleanor's Cross. I also found some trivia that says the EXACT centre is a telephone sized police station (smallest in the country) set into a granite lampost very near to Charles' statue! And Quizmonster, I'll return to the squares issue, thanks.

[Holbeckian]

I always understood that the point in London from where distances was measured was the statue of King Charles the Martyr in Charing Cross....

[Holbeckian]

Ooops!! Beat me to it, Mr Cheever!!