See soorce fer Royal Borough of Greenwich

{{Infobox London Borough
| name               = Ryal Burgh o Greenwich
| motto              = We Govern by Serving
| short_name         = Greenwich
| imagename          = Greenwich UK locator map.svg
| image_shield       = Greenwich2012arms.png
| arms_article       = Coat of arms of the Royal Borough of Greenwich
| status             = [[Ryal burgh]]
| area_rank          = 302nd
| area_km2           = 47.35
| ons_code           = 00AL
| gss_code           = E09000011
| adminhq            = [[Woolwich]]
| url                = http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk
| leadership         = Leader & Cabinet
| leader             = Cllr Chris Roberts
| mayor              = Cllr Jim Gillman
| mps                = [[Teresa Pearce]]<br>[[Clive Efford]]<br>[[Nick Raynsford]]
| gla_constituency   = Greenwich and Lewisham
| gla_member         = [[Len Duvall]]
| postcode_areas     = {{postcode|SE}}, {{postcode|DA}}
| dial_codes         = [[:020]]
}}
The '''Ryal Burgh o Greenwich''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-uk-LBGreenwich.ogg|ˈ|ɡ|r|ɛ|n|ɪ|tʃ}}, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|r|ɪ|n|ɪ|dʒ}}, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|r|ɪ|n|ɪ|tʃ}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|r|ɛ|n|ɪ|dʒ}})<ref>{{OED|Greenwich}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (David Jones)|year=2011|editor1-first=Peter|editor1-last=Roach|editor2-first=Jane|editor2-last=Setter|editor3-first=John|editor3-last=Esling|edition=18th|location=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}</ref> is an [[Lunnon burgh]] in sooth-east Lunnon, Ingland. Takkin its name frae the historic toun o [[Greenwich]], the London Borough of Greenwich wis formit in 1965 bi the amalgamation o the umwhile aurie o the [[Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich]] wi pairt o the [[Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich]] tae the east. The local cooncil is [[Greenwich London Borough Council|Greenwich Borough Council]].

Greenwich is warld famous as the tradeetional location o the [[Prime Meridian]], on which aw [[Coordinatit Universal Time]] is based. The Prime Meridian runnin throu Greenwich an the [[Greenwich Observatory]] is whaur the designation [[Greenwich Mean Time]], or [[GMT]] began, an on which aw warld times are based. In 2012, Greenwich wis leetit as a top ten global destination bi [[Frommer's]] – the anly UK destination tae be leetit.

Greenwich wis ane o sax host burghs for the [[2012 Simmer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]] an events wur held at the [[Royal Artillery Barracks]] (Shooting), [[Greenwich Park]] ([[Equestrianism]]) an [[The O2 (London)|The O<sub>2</sub>]]-umwhile [[Millennium Dome]] (Gymnastics; Basketball).

Tae mark the [[Diamond Jubilee o Elizabeth II]], Greenwich became a [[:en:List of UK place names with royal patronage#Royal Borough|Royal Borough]] on 3 Februar 2012, due in pairt tae its historic links wi the [[Monarchy o the Unitit Kinrick|Ryal Faimily]], an tae its [[UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid]] status as hame o the Prime Meridian.<ref name="royal">{{cite web | url=http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/LeisureCulture/RoyalGreenwich/RoyalGreenwich.htm | title=Greenwich to become Royal Borough | date=5 January 2010 | accessdate=5 January 2010 | publisher=Greenwich London Borough Council | archive-date=2010-01-05 | archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5mYjJHOZA?url=http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/LeisureCulture/RoyalGreenwich/RoyalGreenwich.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/press/article/61/greenwich_to_become_royal_borough_on_3_february|title=Greenwich to become Royal Borough on 3 February|date=9 January 2012|publisher=Greenwich Council|accessdate=14 January 2012|archive-date=2012-08-01|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801174359/http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/press/article/61/greenwich_to_become_royal_borough_on_3_february|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[[Letters Patent]] dated 3 February 2012 {{London Gazette|issue=60205|startpage=13300|date=11 July 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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*[http://www.londonremade.com/mgpc2.asp "The Mayor's Green Procurement Code"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808005417/http://londonremade.com/mgpc2.asp |date=2007-08-08 }}, ''Level A1''. Retrieved 26 September 2007.

==Freemit airtins==
* [http://www.greenwich.gov.uk Greenwich Council]


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[[Category:Local authorities adjoinin the River Thames|Greenwich]]
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[[Category:1965 establishments]]
[[Category:Places wi ryal patronage in Lunnon]]
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