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Southwark is thought to have become a burh in 886. The area appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 within the hundred of Brixton as held by several Surrey manors. [18] The ancient borough of Southwark, enfranchised in 1295, initially consisted of the pre-existing Surrey parishes of St George the Martyr, St Olave, St Margaret and St Mary. [25]
At the 2001 census Southwark had a population of 244,866. Southwark was ethnically 63.04% white, 5.9% Asian or Asian British, and 25.9% black or black British. By 2021 the population was 307,640, with 51.5% white, 9.9% Asian or Asian British, and 25.1% black or black British. 31% of householders were owner–occupiers.
Southwark London Borough Council, also known as Southwark Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Southwark in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2010. The council is based at 160 Tooley Street.
Borough of Southwark could refer to: London Borough of Southwark (1965—present) ... This page was last edited on 8 February 2023, at 17:21 (UTC).
Southwark in London, 1868–85 Southwark in London, 1950–74. Southwark (/ ˈ s ʌ ð ər k / ⓘ SUDH-ərk) [1] was a constituency centred on the Southwark district of South London.It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the English Parliament from 1295 to 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the UK Parliament until its first abolition ...
The constituency was created for the 1983 general election and abolished for the 1997 general election.As all constituencies since 1950 it was a single-member-representation seat, of the sort envisioned by the Chartists in 1832 and by the legislators mooting the Third Reform Act - The Reform Act 1884 so had a single Member of Parliament throughout its existence, furthermore a plurality of its ...
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.
Southwark North (London County Council constituency) (1919–1949) Southwark North (UK Parliament constituency) (1918–1950) Southwark South East (London County Council constituency) (1919–1949) Southwark South East (UK Parliament constituency) (1918–1950) Southwark West (UK Parliament constituency) (1885–1918)