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1. www.britannica.com › place › Southwark-LondonSouthwark | London, Bridge, History, & Map | Britannica

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   Oct 7, 2024 · Southwark, inner borough of London, England. Situated opposite the central City of London, Southwark borough extends south from the River Thames over such areas and historic villages as Rotherhithe, Southwark (including Bankside, a historic district and street along the Thames), Bermondsey, Walworth, Camberwell, Peckham (in part), Nunhead, East ...

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3. slgarchive.org › index › southwark-local-historySouthwark Local History Library and Archive - South London ...

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   Oct 5, 2024 · The online catalogue of archive material relating to the South London Gallery.

4. www.british-history.ac.uk › old-new-london › vol6Southwark: High Street - British History Online

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   Sep 29, 2024 · From the Southwark Bridge Road you may see the roofs of many of these great desolate houses; they are broken and open; and the massy oaken rafters are exposed to the summer sun and the snow of winter.

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5. londonist.com › london › historySouthwark Bridge Has A Fascinating History | Londonist

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   Sep 23, 2024 · Southwark Bridge is a characterful crossing, imbued with unique shapes and colours. It has also a history to compete with any of its neighbours, albeit a tragic one. This is the little-known...

6. www.british-history.ac.uk › vch › surreyThe borough of Southwark: Introduction | British History Online

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   6 days ago · Southwerk (fn. 7) (xvi cent.). The historical, as distinguished from the metropolitan, borough of Southwark would appear to have had an area coincident with the Gildable manor, the King's manor, the Great Liberty manor and the Clink Liberty.

7. www.businesstraveller.com › city-guides › four-hoursFour hours in London’s Southwark – Business Traveller

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   Oct 3, 2024 · Four hours in London’s Southwark. Open-air markets, live music under the arches, and historic exhibitions in south London’s riverside hotspot.

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   Where is Southwark Borough?

   • Southwark, inner borough of London, England. Situated opposite the central City of London, Southwark borough extends south from the River Thames over such areas and historic villages as Rotherhithe, Southwark (including Bankside, a historic district and street along the Thames), Bermondsey,

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   Why is Southwark important?

   • Southwark village, in the borough’s northern section, has been important as a junction of roads and as a commanding point on the approach to London ever since 43 ce, when the Romans constructed a bridge there across the Thames. Old Southwark, known traditionally as The Borough, was a market town from early Saxon times.

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   When was Southwark formed?

   • The present borough was formed in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former metropolitan boroughs, Bermondsey, Camberwell, and Southwark. Nearly all of Southwark belongs to the historic county of Surrey, apart from a small section in the east that belongs to Kent.

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   What is Old Southwark known for?

   • Old Southwark, known traditionally as The Borough, was a market town from early Saxon times. It became a haven for criminals and prostitutes in the Middle Ages. In the mid-16th century it became known as the Bridge Ward Without or the ward of Bridge-without.

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   What was Southwark like in 1086?

   • In 1086 Southwark had a strand, a water street, a herring fishery and a minster. (fn. 26) As to the manner in which Southwark may have fallen from its early position, it is known that the Conqueror burned the town in 1066. (fn. 27) Moreover, territory and rights in the borough were certainly an object of acquisition to the Norman lords.

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   Was Southwark a centre of local government?

   • In the Anglo-Saxon period Southwark appears to have been a centre of local government in Surrey.

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9. www.british-history.ac.uk › os-1-to-2500 › londonMap of City of London and its Environs | British History Online

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   5 days ago · Map of City of London and its Environs The County Series maps at scale 1:2500 for London, Westminster, Southwark and its environs, including Highgate, Hackney, Chelsea, and Deptford. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 Epoch 1 .