Walworth
OS grid reference	TQ325785
London borough	Southwark
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	SE17
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	North Southwark and Bermondsey
London Assembly	Lambeth and Southwark
European Parliament	London
List of places: UK • England • London

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Walworth is a place in the London Borough of Southwark, between Camberwell and Elephant and Castle. The name Walworth probably derives its name from the old English "Wealhworth" which meant Welsh (British) farm. Walworth is 1.9 miles (3.1 km) south east of Charing Cross. The London Borough of Southwark is a London borough in London, England. ... For other uses, see Camberwell (disambiguation). ... The Elephant and Castle, commonly shortened to the Elephant, is a major road intersection in inner south London, and is also used as a name for the surrounding district. ... The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ...

The major streets in Walworth are the Old Kent Road and Walworth Road. It once had a Common surrounded by streets with houses on one side, the Common on the other. This whole area is now destroyed and covered by housing. Old Kent Road is a road in south London. ... Walworth Road is a road in the London Borough of Southwark, running from Elephant and Castle to Camberwell Road (which it becomes at Burgess Park). ...

History

Walworth appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Waleorde. It was held by Bainiard from Archbishop Lanfranc of Canterbury. Its domesday assets were: 3½ hides; 1 church, 4 ploughs, 8 acres of meadow. It rendered £3.^[1] A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Canterbury is a cathedral city in east Kent in South East England and is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Primate of All England, head of the Church of England and of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... The hide was a variable unit of land area used in medieval England, defined according to its arable yield and taxable potential rather than its exact dimensions. ... The traditional way: a German farmer works the land with a horse and plough. ... A meadow is a habitat of rolling or flat terrain where grasses predominate. ...

John Smith House is on Walworth Road, and was renamed in memory of John Smith, who was sometime leader of the Labour Party, for under two years in the early 1990s. A former headquarters of the Labour Party it was often seen in news reports at election times and in the background as people came to and went from stormy meetings of the Labour Party National Executive Committee. It is now used by the London Borough of Southwark as the home for its education department. John Smith House John Smith House is the former Labour Party headquarters at 144-152 Walworth Road in South London. ... John Smith QC (September 13, 1938 – May 12, 1994) was a British politician who served as leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his sudden and unexpected death from a heart attack on 12 May 1994. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... The National Executive Committee or NEC is the chief administrative body of the UK Labour Party. ... The London Borough of Southwark is a London borough in London, England. ...

St. Peter's Church, Walworth's altar

St. Peter's Church, Walworth, built circa 1825, is an excellent example of the neo-classical style of church built by Sir John Soane. It is an indication of the wealth of the middle-class merchants who then lived in the vicinity that they could afford an architect of such prominence. Charles Upfold was born at Walworth Common and baptised at St. Peters. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... St. ... St. ... Year 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Cathedral of Vilnius (1783), by Laurynas Gucevičius. ... Sir John Soane (10 September 1753 - 20 January 1837) was a British architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical tradition. ... Charles Upfold (15 December 1834 - 14 March 1919), Justice of the Peace (9 September 1887), was a soap manufacturer of great prominence in Australia. ...

Manor Place Baths

Manor Place Baths is a former wash house in Manor Place off Walworth Road. It is a grade II listed building. The building was renovated by the Kagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre who obtained a 5-year lease in 2005. They opened it as their London centre, called Manor Place Samye Dzong on 17 March 2007. Adjacent is the Council's recycling depot. [1] Manor Place Baths (gfdl image replacing copyrighted one). ... Manor Place Baths (gfdl image replacing copyrighted one). ... The Forth Bridge, designed by Sir Benjamin Baker and Sir John Fowler, opened in 1890, and now owned by Network Rail, is designated as a Category A listed building by Historic Scotland. ... Karma Kagyu is the largest lineage of the Kagyu school, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. ... A view of Samye from above Wikimedia Commons has multimedia related to: Samye Categories: Buddhism-related stubs | Tibet | Buddhist temples ... Tibetan Buddhism, (formerly also called Lamaism after their religious gurus known as lamas), is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and the Himalayan region. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Walworth also used to have a Zoo, in Royal Surrey Gardens, which was visited by Queen Victoria. Royal Surrey Gardens were pleasure gardens in Kennington, London in the Victorian period, slightly east of The Oval. ...

East Street market is a major street market. East Street Market is a busy street market in Walworth in south London. ... Look up Market in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Famous ex-residents

• Charlie Chaplin
• Michael Caine
• Robert Browning
• John Ruskin
• Charles Upfold
• Charles Babbage
• Walworth Jumpers

Charles Chaplin redirects here. ... This article is about the English actor. ... Robert Browning (May 7, 1812 – December 12, 1889) was a British poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. ... Upper: Steel-plate engraving of Ruskin as a young man, made circa 1845, scanned from print made circa 1895. ... Charles Upfold (15 December 1834 - 14 March 1919), Justice of the Peace (9 September 1887), was a soap manufacturer of great prominence in Australia. ... Babbage redirects here. ... The Walworth Jumpers (or Children of God, Girlingites or Convulsionists) were a cult created by Mary Ann Girling in the 1870s in England. ...

Transport and locale

Nearest places

• Newington
• Borough
• Kennington
• Peckham
• Bermondsey
• Camberwell

Newington is a place in the London Borough of Southwark. ... The Borough or Southwark(e) (pronounced suthuk or suthark) is the area of London immediately south of London Bridge and part of the larger London Borough of Southwark. ... Kennington is an area of south London, situated within the London Borough of Lambeth. ... , Peckham is an area of London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, located 3. ... Bermondsey is a place in the London Borough of Southwark. ... For other uses, see Camberwell (disambiguation). ...

Nearest underground station

• Elephant & Castle

Bakerloo line entrance Elephant & Castle station in Elephant and Castle in the London Borough of Southwark, England consists of a main line railway station, serving various suburban stations within south London, and a tube station. ...

References

1. ^ Surrey Domesday Book

External links

• Gentrification

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