Lambeth is a London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London. Its name was recorded in 1062 as Lambehitha and in 1255 as Lambeth. The geographical centre of London is at Frazier Street near Lambeth North tube station, though nearby Charing Cross on the other side of the Thames in the City of Westminster is traditionally considered the centre of London.
Camberwell was a civil parish and metropolitan borough in south London, England. Camberwell was an ancient parish in the county of Surrey, governed by an administrative vestry from 1674. The parish was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1855 and became part of the County of London in 1889. The parish of Camberwell became a metropolitan borough in 1900, following the London Government Act 1899, with the parish vestry replaced by a borough council. In 1965 the borough was abolished and its former area became part of the London Borough of Southwark in Greater London.
Lambeth was a civil parish and metropolitan borough in south London, England. It was an ancient parish in the county of Surrey. The parish was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1855 and became part of the County of London in 1889. The parish of Lambeth became a metropolitan borough in 1900, following the London Government Act 1899, with the parish vestry replaced by a borough council.
Herne Hill is a district in South London, approximately four miles from Charing Cross and bordered by Brixton, Camberwell, Dulwich, and Tulse Hill. It sits to the north and east of Brockwell Park and straddles the boundary between the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. There is a road of the same name in the area, as well as a railway station.
Dulwich and West Norwood is a constituency in South London created in 1997. It has been represented by Helen Hayes of Labour since her election in 2015.
Norwood was a parliamentary constituency in south London which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system.
West Dulwich is a neighbourhood in South London on the southern boundary of Brockwell Park, which straddles the London Borough of Lambeth and the London Borough of Southwark. Croxted Road and South Croxted Road mark the boundary between Southwark to the east and Lambeth to the west. The suburb of West Dulwich dates back to the 17th century when the often flooded land known as Dulwich Common was acquired and drained by Edward Alleyn's estate.
Vassall ward was an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom, from 1965 to 2022. It was located in the north of borough bordering Southwark, in the SW9 and SE5 postcode area. The ward was named after Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland who was responsible for the first building development in the area in the 1820s.
Clapham Town is an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, England.
Stockwell was an administrative ward of the London Borough of Lambeth, England from 1965 to 2022. It contained much of the area known as Stockwell.
Brixton Hill ward was an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, England from 2002 to 2022.
Tulse Hill ward was an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, England from 1965 to 2022.
Thurlow Park ward was an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, England from 1965 to 2022.
Clapham Common was an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom from 2002 to 2022.
Streatham Hill ward was an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom from 1978 to 2022. It included the neighbourhoods in the northern part of Streatham either side of the road of the same name.
Streatham South ward was an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom from 1965 to 2022.
Streatham Wells ward is an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom. It contains part of Streatham town centre to the east of the A23 Streatham High Road. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 14,906.
Knight's Hill ward is an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom, roughly covering the West Norwood area.
Gipsy Hill ward is an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, England.
Knight's Hill is a hill in the Tulse Hill and West Dulwich area of the London Borough of Lambeth.
