South London

South London is the southern part of London, England. Two criteria will determine whether a district to South London heard. Either he is lying south of the Thames or the postcode is part of the speed range from South London (SE or SW). Districts that meet both criteria are generally to South London. In the districts which meet only one criterion is decided from case to case.

Definition of the Boundary Commission

The Boundary Commission determines that belong to South London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond, Southwark, Sutton and Wandsworth.

The Boundary Commission was established in 1986 to define the boundaries of the constituencies for elections to the UK Parliament. The Commission determined that South London is south of the river from every district.

The Commission adopted districts with similar interests together, namely with Bexley Greenwich, Lewisham with Bromley, Lambeth with Southwark and Kingston with Richmond. For this reason, Richmand to South London has been divided, although it is on both sides of the River Thames liegt.Es for this reason that the Boundary Commission defined exclusively as Richmond South

Definition of the London Plan

The London Plan differs South East London with the Boroughs Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Bromley and Southwark, as well as South West London with the boroughs Croydon, Kingston, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth. South East and South West London together correspond exactly to the conditions laid down by the Boundary Commission South London.

The sub-regions have been established to promote the growth and development of London to promote, supervised by the Mayor of London. The plan describes the sub-regions than for a flexible concept, which should develop and implement a strategic plan for implementation of the London Plan. South London has been divided into two sub-regions: South East and South West, each equipped with its own development plan.

In South West 1.7 million people live. It provides 730,000 jobs and is one of the healthiest sub-regions of London. In contrast, South East has the lowest population with 1.3 million residents. With 500,000 locations there is also the fewest jobs. For this reason, only South East was in a national economic development program, the Thames Gateway added as well as. In the promotion of Central London

Colloquial use

Notwithstanding the official definitions South London includes the areas south of Central London and the River Thames. This area covers parts of Central, South East and South West London. Some of these areas are among the postcode areas SE and SW. The following list shows the Bouroughs that are wholly or partially in this area. The list shows the postal code, the direction from the symbolic center of London, Charing Cross, the sub-region as well as the constituency for election to the London Assembly:

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Eel & Pie House, Peckham

Peckham library

Transmitter Crystal Palace, Sydenham Hill

Aylesbury Estate, Walworth

Southwark Cathedral

Brixton

Clapham Common Tube station

The Oval, Kennington

MI6 Building, Vauxhall

Greenwich Naval College

Hampton Court Palace