Metropolitan Borough of Southwark

The Metropolitan Borough of Southwark was a district in the metropolitan area of the British capital London, with the status of a metropolitan borough. It existed from 1900 to 1965 and was at the center of the former county of County of London.

History

Southwark originated from several previously separate areas in the county of Surrey. These were the Civil parishes Newington and Southwark St George the Martyr and St Saviour's District. The latter was an administrative community of small Civil parishes of Southwark Christchurch and St Saviour Southwark. All parishes belonged from 1855 to the catchment area of the administration union Metropolitan Board of Works. In 1889, she came to the new County of London, eleven years later, they were combined into one metropolitan borough.

At the foundation of Greater London in 1965 arose from the merger of the Metropolitan Boroughs Bermondsey, Camberwell and Southwark London Borough of Southwark.

Statistics

The area was 1131 acres ( 4.58 km ²). The census revealed the following population figures:

Earlier areas summarized:

Metropolitan Borough:

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