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Southwark appears to recover only during the time of King Alfred and his successors. Sometime about 886, the burh of Southwark was created and the Roman city area reoccupied. [13] It was probably fortified to defend the bridge and hence the reemerging City of London to the north.
Military units and formations in Southwark (1 C, 18 P) Pages in category "History of the London Borough of Southwark" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total.
The Metropolitan Borough of Southwark (Br [ˈsʌðɨk]) [1] was a metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965. It was created to cover the western section of the ancient borough of Southwark and the parish of Newington.
The City of London's Bridge Without ward which had covered parts of Southwark was effectively abolished as part of the reforms, losing all its territory. [ 9 ] The larger London Borough of Southwark was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 , covering the combined area of the former metropolitan boroughs of Southwark, Bermondsey ...
London's population is 50,569 in the City, 3,779,728 in the county, and 4,766,661 in Greater London. [7] 1/8 of the UK's population now live in London. 18 April: The Natural History Museum opens [162] in South Kensington. 14–20 July: The International Anarchist Congress is held in London. 26 July: The Evening News is first published. [9]
368 – The city is known as Augusta by this date, indicating that it is a Roman provincial capital. 490 – Saxons are in power, and the Roman city is largely abandoned. [8] By early 7th century – Settlement at Lundenwic (modern-day Aldwych). c. 604 – Mellitus is the first Bishop of London in the modern succession to be consecrated.
A History of London (1998) ISBN 0-333-67153-8; Inwood, Stephen. City of Cities: The Birth of Modern London (2005) ISBN 0-333-78287-9; Jones, Robert Wynn. The Flower of All Cities: The History of London from Earliest Times to the Great Fire (Amberley Publishing, 2019). London. Let's Go. 1998. OL 16456334W. Mort, Frank, and Miles Ogborn.
c. July: The Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice at Postman's Park in the City is unveiled. 5 July: Thames Ironworks F.C. is relaunched as West Ham United F.C. 30 July: The Central London Railway, core of the modern-day Central line (London Underground), opens. 18 October: The Passmore Edwards Museum is opened in West Ham; [2] it closes in 1994.