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Camberwell (/ ˈ k æ m b ər w ɛ l / KAM-bər-wel) is an area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (4.5 kilometres) southeast of Charing Cross. Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles and a common of which Goose Green is a remnant.
- Metropolitan Borough
Coordinates: 51.4741°N 0.0828°W. Camberwell was a civil...
- Camberwell College of Arts
The Camberwell College of Arts is a constituent college of...
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Camberwell is a district in southeast London, 1.7 miles west of Peckham and is part of the London Borough of Southwark. Originally known as Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell in 1900 held by Haimo the Sheriff of Kent and many districts including Peckham was part of it.
As London’s transport infrastructure expanded, Camberwell developed into an inner city suburb. By 1800 two firms ran coaches 7 times a day from Camberwell to Gracechurch Street in the City to accommodate commuters. This was a relatively expensive form of transport as tolls had to be paid. In the mid 1800s the horse-drawn bus was developed and ...
6 days ago · CAMBERWELL. Camberwell, including Peckham, Peckham Rye, Nunhead and Dulwich, consists naturally of two portions.
History. Brief History of Camberwell Borough Council. The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell replaced the vestry of the civil parish of St. Giles, Camberwell, in 1900, under the terms of the London Government Act 1899. Similarly, the London Government Act 1963, which came into force in 1965, merged the metropolitan boroughs, abolishing ...
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