The rise of London as an industrial and modern city:
(i) Industrialization changed the form of urbanization in the modern **.
(ii) The earlier industrial cities of Britain such as Leeds and Manchester attracted large no. of migrants to the textile mills set up in the late 18th century.
(iii) London was a colossal city and its population expanded four-fold from 1 million to 4 millions as the Industrial Revolution attracted more and more people.
(iv) The city of London was a powerful magnet for migrant populations, even though it did not have large factories.
