London Borough of Lambeth
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The
London Borough of Lambeth is a
London borough in
South London and forms part of
Inner London.
The London Borough of Lambeth was formed in 1965 from the former area of the
Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth and part of the former area of the
Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth containing
Streatham and
Clapham.
According to the
2001 census, Lambeth has a population of 266,169. 62% of the borough is White, 12% Black Caribbean and 12% Black African. 37% of householders are ownerâ€"occupiers. Lambeth has the highest population density of the Inner London boroughs.
Lambeth is a long, thin borough (approximately 3 miles wide and 7 miles long). It has no one single "town centre" as such. Great variety exists in the districts. The largest shopping areas are (in order of size)
Streatham,
Brixton,
Vauxhall and
Clapham.
In the northern end of the borough are the
Central London districts of the
South Bank and
Lambeth which have a developing tourist economy while at the very south of the borough are the leafy suburbs of
Gipsy Hill,
Tulse Hill,
West Dulwich and
West Norwood. In between the two are built-up and inner-city districts of
Brixton,
Brixton Hill,
Clapham,
Clapham Park,
Herne Hill,
Stockwell and
Kennington which are each at different stages of
gentrification and have elements of suburban and urban settlement while
Vauxhall and
South Lambeth are central districts being redeveloped with high density business and residential properties. Streatham sits somewhere between suburban London and inner-city Brixton with the partly suburban and partly built-up areas of
Streatham,
Streatham Hill and
Streatham Vale.
Parks and open spaces
Lambeth is responsible for 64 parks and green spaces, in addition to 34 play areas and eight
paddling pools, within its boundaries. The largest of them include:
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Archbishop's Park: adjacent to
Lambeth Palace*
Brockwell Park: includes
Brockwell Lido (public swimming area)
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Clapham Common: wholly maintained by Lambeth Borough, although the western half is situated in Wandsworth Borough
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Kennington Park: a wooded area, although it has sports facilities and gardens
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Norwood Park*
Streatham Common, including
The Rookery formally landscaped area and open air theatre
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Vauxhall Park near
The Oval cricket ground
Landmarks
Along and around the South Bank a tourist area has developed around the former
GLC headquarters of
County Hall and the
Royal Festival Hall and
National Theatre. Also on the river is the
London Eye and
Hayward Gallery. Nearby and still in the north of the borough is
St Thomas' Hospital,
Lambeth Palace and the
Florence Nightingale Museum.
The borough has a high population density but there are open spaces and outdoor attractions including
Brockwell Lido,
Brixton Market,
Clapham Common and the
Oval cricket ground. There is also the
Museum of Garden History on the South Bank as well as
Streatham Common and
West Norwood Cemetery in the south of the borough.
Bridges and tunnels
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Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges, seen from the north |
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Stockwell war memorial and shelter |
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Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges
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Lambeth Bridge*
Westminster Bridge*
Vauxhall BridgeRailway stations
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Brixton railway station*
Clapham High Street railway station*
Gipsy Hill railway station*
Herne Hill railway station*
Loughborough Junction railway station*
Streatham railway station*
Streatham Common railway station*
Streatham Hill railway station*
Tulse Hill railway station*
Vauxhall station*
Waterloo station*
Wandsworth Road railway station*
West Norwood railway stationLambeth areas
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Brixton*
Clapham*
Crystal Palace*
Herne Hill*
Kennington*
Lambeth*
Norwood*
Oval*
Stockwell*
Streatham*
Tulse Hill*
Vauxhall*
WaterlooTube stations
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Brixton tube station*
Clapham Common tube station*
Clapham North tube station*
Clapham South tube station*
Kennington tube station*
Lambeth North tube station*
Oval tube station*
Stockwell tube station*
Vauxhall station*
Waterloo station*
Jeffrey Archer (politician, author)
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Linda Bellos (politician)
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William Blake*
Paul Boateng (politician and former civil rights lawyer)
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David Bowie (musician and actor)
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Charlie Chaplin (actor and director)
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Naomi Campbell (former
supermodel)
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Dillinja (
drum and bass DJ)
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Jeremy Hardy (
alternative comedian)
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Keith Hill (politician)
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Kate Hoey (politician)
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Eddie Izzard (
alternative comedian)
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Basement Jaxx (dance music act)
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Tessa Jowell (politician)
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Ken Livingstone (politician)
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John Major (former Prime Minister)
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Paul Merton (
alternative comedian)
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Roger Moore (actor)
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John R. Pinniger (former councillor)
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John Scarlett (head of
MI6)
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Henry Tate (sugar refiner and benefactor)
In
November 2005, Lambeth London Borough Council became the centre of a controversy over the naming of the
Christmas lights used in the annual festival "winter lights", and "Celebrity lights" [
1]. This was interpreted by many as an overzealous attempt at
political correctness, and was reported in several national newspapers, including the
Daily Mail as an attempt to "ban Christmas". A spokesperson for the council, however, announced that "It was a junior-level decision and it happened to go into print which was an error."
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Lambeth.gov.uk London Borough of Lambeth Official Website
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conservatives.lambeth.com Lambeth Conservatives
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LambethLabour.com Lambeth Labour Party
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vauxhall.libdems.org.uk Vauxhall Liberal Democrats
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lambeth.greenparty.org.uk Lambeth Green Party
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electionmemory.com Independent Lambeth Council Elections Forum
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General information on parks and green spaces*
Detailed list of the main parks in Lambeth
