All these structures are on the south bank at a natural crossing point where the River Effra flows into the Thames. The function of the mesolithic structure is not known. In 2010, the foundations of a large timber structure, dated to between 4800 BC and 4500 BC were found, again on the foreshore south of Vauxhall Bridge. In 2001, a further dig found that the timbers were driven vertically into the ground on the south bank of the Thames west of Vauxhall Bridge. Dendrology dated the timbers to between 1750 BC and 1285 BC. This bridge either crossed the Thames or went to a now lost island in the river. In 1993, the remains of a Bronze Age bridge were found on the Thames's south foreshore, upstream of Vauxhall Bridge. Some recent discoveries indicate probable very early settlements near the Thames in the London area. The City of London is the historic core of the Greater London metropolis, and is today its primary financial district, though it represents only a small part of the wider metropolis. It has withstood plague, devastating fire, civil war, aerial bombardment, terrorist attacks, and riots. In that time, it has become one of the world's most significant financial and cultural capital cities.
The history of London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, extends over 2000 years.
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