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A quick guide to Tower Hamlets Overview The Borough of Tower Hamlets forms the core of London’s old ‘East End’. In 1965, the Metropolitan Boroughs of Bethnal Green, Poplar and Stepney were merged to form the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The southern boundary is formed by the meandering River Thames, the City of London…
A quick guide to Southwark! Overview The borough of Southwark is located in south London. In 1965, the Metropolitan Boroughs of Southwark, Camberwell and Bermondsey were merged to form the London Borough of Southwark. The borough borders the River Thames to the north, Lambeth to the west, Lewisham to the east and Bromley and Croydon…
Your Five Minute Guide To The London Borough Richmond upon Thames Overview The London Borough Richmond upon Thames as we currently know it came into being in 1965 by the amalgamation of three boroughs Barnes and Richmond to the east of the Thames and Twickenham on the other side. Thus the Borough is…
A quick guide to Lewisham! Overview Lewisham is an inner borough of London that extends southwards from the River Thames, immediately opposite the Isle of Dogs. It also adjoins the boroughs of Southwark (west), Greenwich (east), and Bromley (south). Lewisham includes the districts and historic villages of Deptford, New Cross, Blackheath, Brockley, Lewisham, Lee, Ladywell,…
A quick guide to Lambeth! Overview Lambeth is an inner borough of London that extends southwards from the River Thames. It includes the districts of Lambeth, Vauxhall, Kennington, South Lambeth, Stockwell, and Brixton and parts of Clapham, Balham, Streatham, and Norwood. It was formed in 1965 by merging of the old borough of Lambeth…
The London Borough of Sutton was founded in 1965 when the Municipal Boroughs of Sutton and Cheam, Beddington and Wallington, and the Carshalton Urban District were merged. The Borough is quite suburban being located on the outer south-westerly edge of Greater London and is one of the least densely populated areas of the capital. This…
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