Life Quote by William Cobbett

London's where I grew up and had most of my experiences.

— Dizzee Rascal

When I moved to Brighton from London in 1995, I was struck by what I thought of as its townliness. A town, it seemed…

— Julie Burchill

If you go to London now, not everything is beautiful, but it's amazingly better than it was. And the Thames is certainly a lot…

— Freeman Dyson

Suburbia, to me, was the most fantastical, unusual place. I thought it was Disneyland.

— Gaby Hoffmann

I love London. I loved it when I went there in the late '50s.

— Robert Vaughn

I loved living in Hollywood - and the weather there was just fantastic - but there is something about rural England, and especially Suffolk…

— Amanda Donohoe

Aesthetically, London is just beautiful; it's a gorgeous city. The architecture, monuments, the parks, the small streets - it's an incredible place to be.

— Sara Bareilles

My favourite place in Britain is... my home county of Shropshire. I think it's one of the most beautiful places in the world.

— Greg Davies

Whenever I think of my birthplace, Walton-on-Thames, my reference first and foremost is the river. I love the smell of the river; love its…

— Julie Andrews

London is a series of villages, really. I like that.

— David Linley

I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.

— Zaha Hadid

Manchester, one of the greatest, if not really the greatest mere village in England.

— Daniel Defoe