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South London

South London is the southern part of London, England, south of the River Thames. The region consists of the boroughs, in whole or in part, of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond, Southwark, Sutton and Wandsworth.

South London

United Kingdom

England

London

249.34 sq mi (645.78 km2)

2,835,200

11,000/sq mi (4,400/km2)

South London originally emerged from Southwark,[1] first recorded as Suthriganaweorc,[2][3] meaning 'fort of the men of Surrey'.[2][3] From Southwark, London then extended further down into northern Surrey and western Kent.

Transport[edit]

A significant feature of south London's economic geography is that while there are more than thirty bridges linking the area with West London and the City, there is only one, Tower Bridge, linking the area with East London.


Very little of London's underground rail network lies south of the river, largely due to the challenging geology;[4] however, 21st-century technology makes tunnelling much cheaper (though stations are still expensive) and this may lead to an improved underground provision in south London with the Crossrail 2 line proposed alongside extensions to the Northern and Bakerloo Lines.


South London contains an extensive overground rail network[4] and all of London's trams operate within the area.

Central London

East London

Inner London

North London

Outer London

West London

South Bank

. Time Out London. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009.

"North London v South London – The debate"

Alan Rutter and Peter Watts (13 December 2005). . Time Out London. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009.

"North London v South London – The debate"