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Lambeth
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{{infobox London place|
|Place= Lambeth
|Borough=
London Borough of Lambeth Lambeth
|Traditional=
Surrey
|Constituency=
|PostTown= LONDON
|PostCode=
London SE1 SE1
|DiallingCode= 020
|GridReference= TQ305785
|GLA=
Lambeth and Southwark
}}
'''Lambeth''' is a place in the
London Borough of Lambeth, although the area is now more commonly known as '''Waterloo''', after the railway station whose viaduct separates the former centre of the village from the
River Thames. Lambeth is the site of
St Thomas' Hospital, the
London Eye, the
Royal National Theatre, the
Royal Festival Hall,
County Hall, London County Hall as well as
Waterloo station.
The ancient settlement of Lambeth Marsh was immediately opposite the
Palace of Westminster.
The
Archbishop of Canterbury has had his official residence at
Lambeth Palace since the
15th century. The village was home to boatmen serving the
City of London and Westminster.
The riverside village had an extensive parish, which stretched for six miles south, including the manors of
Kennington and
Vauxhall. The
parish, and the subsequent
Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth (
1899–
1965), included the later settlements at
Brixton and
Norwood.
The parish church of St Mary Lambeth is next door to Lambeth Palace. It still has a medieval tower, but was mostly rebuilt in the
Victorian era (to a design by
Philip Charles Hardwick). It narrowly escaped demolition in the
1970s and is now the
Museum of Garden History. The churchyard contains the tomb of the famous plant collector
John Tradescant.
With the rapid growth in population across the parish in the early
19th century, four "daughter" churches were constructed between
1822 and
1825, named after the four
evangelists – St Mark's
Kennington, St Matthew's
Brixton, St Luke's
West Norwood and St John's in Waterloo Road.
Nearest places:
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Southwark
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Newington, London Newington
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Vauxhall
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Kennington
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Westminster
Nearest tube station:
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Lambeth North tube station
Individuals associated with Lambeth
William Blake religious visionary, poet and artist
See also
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South Bank
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South Lambeth
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North Lambeth
{{London Districts}}
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