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What do London's changing borders tell us about the city?
Is Romford in London or Essex? Why is Chessington in London, but Epsom isn't?
People have been drawing lines on maps for as long as there have been maps to draw on. Sometimes rooted in physical geography, sometimes entirely arbitrary.
According to journalist Jonn Elledge, by telling the stories of these borders, we can learn a lot about how political identities are shaped, why the world looks the way it does 鈥� and about human nature.
蜜芽传媒 Radio London's Robert Elms has been speaking to Jonn about what we can learn about the changes to London's borders over the years.
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