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Lambeth (/ ˈ l æ m b ə θ / ⓘ) [1] is a London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London. Its name was recorded in 1062 as Lambehitha ("landing place for lambs") and in 1255 as Lambeth .
Lambeth (/ ˈ l æ m b ə θ / [1]) is a district in South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth. Lambeth was an ancient parish in the county of Surrey. It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Charing Cross, across the river from Westminster Palace. The population of the London Borough of Lambeth was 303,086 in 2011. [2]
Lambeth London Borough Council, which styles itself Lambeth Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Lambeth in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of the 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2006.
Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. It is situated in north Lambeth , London, on the south bank of the River Thames , 400 yards (370 metres) [ 1 ] south-east of the Palace of Westminster , which houses Parliament , on the opposite bank.
Christopher Newman Hall, founded the Christ Church complex in Lambeth of which only the Lincoln Memorial Tower survives; Henrietta Hodson, Victorian actress and theatre manager was born in Upper Marsh, Lambeth in 1841. Catherine Howard, Queen of England, born c.1521-1526; Ken Livingstone, former London Mayor, born in Lambeth in 1945
County Hall (sometimes called London County Hall) is a building in the district of Lambeth, London that was the headquarters of London County Council (LCC) and later the Greater London Council (GLC). The building is on the South Bank of the River Thames , with Westminster Bridge being next to it, to the south.
John Strype's map of 1720 describes London as consisting of four parts: The City of London, Westminster, Southwark and the eastern 'That Part Beyond the Tower'. [1] As London expanded, it absorbed many hundreds of existing towns and villages which continued to assert their local identities.
Brixton is an area of South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. [3] Brixton experienced a rapid rise in population during the 19th century as communications with central London improved.