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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.
Brixton Market in Electric Avenue, 2007. Electric Avenue is a street in Brixton, London built in 1888. [1] It was the first market street to be lit by electric lights. [2] [3] Today, Electric Avenue contains national retail chains (Boots, Greggs, and Iceland), plus various local food and housewares retailers.
The station is in Brixton Road and is about 100 m [21] from Brixton railway station [10] (on the London Victoria to Orpington line, operated by South Eastern). Although the route of the London Overground South London line also runs close to Brixton tube station, there is no station in Brixton on this route because it passes overhead on high ...
Brixton railway station is a commuter railway station in Brixton, South London, UK. It is on the Chatham Main Line, 3 miles 14 chains (5.1 km) down the line from London Victoria. Trains are operated by Southeastern. The typical service is one train every 15 minutes in both directions, from Victoria to Orpington via Bromley South.
Brixton Road, looking north. Brixton Road is a road in the London Borough of Lambeth (south London, England), leading from the Oval at Kennington to Brixton, where it forms the high street and then forks into Effra Road and Brixton Hill at St Matthew's church at the junction with Acre Lane and Coldharbour Lane.
Angell Town is an area in Brixton, in the London Borough of Lambeth, south London. The area is dominated by the Angell Town Estate, a housing estate known for its poverty, deprivation and gang subculture. [1] [2] The Angell Town Estate was originally built in the 1970s as a set of blocks linked by a deck-access system. [3]
Also on the river is the London Eye and Shell Centre. Nearby is St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace and the Florence Nightingale Museum. Nearby is Brixton, home of Lambeth Town Hall and the Brixton Murals. London Eye Sunlight Laundry. Landmark church buildings include: St Mary's, Lambeth (now the Garden Museum)
Map of rail & tube lines passing through Brixton, showing the location of Loughborough Junction and the route of London Overground The South London line, seen from Loughborough Junction The South London line passes across the south end of Loughborough Junction station via a bridge but has never had platforms there.