London Borough of Southwark facts for kids
| London Borough of Southwark | |
 Shown within Greater London |
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| Official website | http://www.southwark.gov.uk/ |
Quick facts for kids Geography |
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| Status | London borough |
| Area — Total |
Ranked 340th 28.85 km² |
| ONS code | 00BE |
| Admin HQ | Peckham Road, Camberwell |
| Demographics | |
| Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density |
Ranked 32nd (of 354) 257,700 8,932 / km² |
| Ethnicity | 63.0% White 25.9% African-Caribbean 5.0% Mixed Race 4.1% South Asian 1.8% Chinese |
| Politics | |
| Leadership | Leader & Cabinet |
| Mayor | —(non-political) |
| Executive | Liberal Democrats / Conservative |
| MPs | Harriet Harman Simon Hughes Tessa Jowell |
| London Assembly — Member |
Lambeth and Southwark Valerie Shawcross |
The London Borough of Southwark is a London Borough. It is in south east London.
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Other places in Southwark Borough
| Greater London • London • City of London | |
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London Boroughs: Barking and Dagenham • Barnet • Bexley • Brent • Bromley • Camden • Croydon • Ealing • Enfield • Greenwich • Hackney • Hammersmith and Fulham • Haringey • Harrow • Havering • Hillingdon • Hounslow • Islington • Kensington and Chelsea • Kingston • Lambeth • Lewisham • Merton • Newham • Redbridge • Richmond • Southwark • Sutton • Tower Hamlets • Waltham Forest • Wandsworth • Westminster |
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Images for kids
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The rebuilt Globe Theatre
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City Hall, taken from the high walkway on Tower Bridge
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John Keats Primary School on Rotherhithe New Road opened in 2018
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160 Tooley Street, the headquarters of the London Borough of Southwark
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Tea Trade Wharf, Shad Thames
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The Tabard Inn, around 1850
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Borough Market, circa 1860
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Borough Market, Southwark Street entrance
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Areas of Southwark
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London Borough of Southwark Blue Plaque awarded to famous motorcycle designer Edward Turner unveiled in 2009 at his former residence, 8 Philip Walk, Peckham, London SE15
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