London is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
located in the counties of
Dane and
Jefferson in the
U.S. state
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of
Wisconsin
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.
The Dane County portion of London is in the town of
Deerfield, while the Jefferson County portion is in the town of
Lake Mills. London is on
Wisconsin Highway 134, north of
Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a List of cities in the United Kingdom, city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, north of London. As of the 2021 Unit ...
.
History
A post office called London was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1960. A large share of the early settlers being natives of
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
, England caused the name to be selected.
Recreation
The
Glacial Drumlin State Trail passes through London.
Notable people
*
Herman J. Severson, Wisconsin State Senator and jurist, was principal of a school in London.
['Wisconsin Blue Book 1937, Biographical Sketch of Herman J. Severson, pg. 32]
Images
File:London Wisconsin Community Center.jpg, Community center
File:London Wisconsin Moravian Church.jpg, Moravian church
References
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Unincorporated communities in Dane County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin