London Borough of Southwark

The London Borough of Southwark in forms part of and is connected by bridges across the to the and the .
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  • Type: Locality with 313,000 residents
  • Description: borough in the London Region in England
  • Also known as: Southwark”, “Southwark (unparished area)”, and “Southwark borough

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Den and New Cross Gate railway station.

Stadium
is a football stadium in , south-east , and the home of Millwall Football Club. is adjacent to the South London railway originating at , and a quarter-of-a-mile from the Old Den, which it replaced on September 30, 1993.

Railway station
New Cross Gate is an interchange station between the Windrush line of the London Overground and National Rail services operated by Southern, located in , .

Railway station
Denmark Hill is an interchange station between the Windrush line of the London Overground and National Rail services on the Catford loop line, located in in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southwark and Lewisham and South Bank.

are two boroughs of inner south east .

The is on a sharp 90° bend of the Thames in central and one of the city's cultural centres. It is a small area but it contains many artistic and creative sites, as well as an eclectic range of other attractions, boutique shopping and trendy food and drink places.

The , also known as the City, or the Square Mile, is the area of that originally lay within the ancient city walls. This independent part of Central London is known for its history and heritage, so is a must for anyone wishing to explore and understand London.

London Borough of Southwark

Latitude
51.4672° or 51° 28′ 2″ north
Longitude
-0.0606° or 0° 3′ 38″ west
Population
313,000
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Abbreviation
“SWK”
Open location code
9C3XFW8Q+VQ
Geo­Names ID
3333200
Wiki­data ID
Q730706
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yiddish—“London Borough of Southwark” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Սաութուրք
  • Azerbaijani: Sautark borosu
  • Azerbaijani: Sautvark
  • Basque: Southwark
  • Belarusian: Саўтуарк
  • Belarusian: Саўтўарк
  • Breton: Southwark
  • Bulgarian: Съдърк
  • Catalan: Southwark
  • Cebuano: Southwark
  • Chinese: Southwark
  • Chinese: 南华克和刘易舍姆
  • Chinese: 南華克倫敦自治市
  • Chinese: 南華克區
  • Chinese: 萨瑟克区
  • Czech: Southwark
  • Danish: Southwark
  • Dutch: London Borough of Southwark
  • Dutch: Southwark-Lewisham
  • Dutch: Southwark
  • Esperanto: Southwark
  • Finnish: Southwark
  • French: borough londonien de Southwark
  • French: Borough londonien de Southwark
  • French: London Borough of Southwark
  • Galician: Southwark
  • Georgian: საუთუარკი
  • German: London Borough of Southwark
  • Hebrew: סאת’ק
  • Hindi: सदक बरो
  • Hungarian: London Borough of Southwark
  • Hungarian: Southwark kerület
  • Icelandic: Southwark
  • Indonesian: Southwark
  • Irish: Buirg Londan Southwark
  • Italian: borgo londinese di Southwark
  • Italian: Southwark
  • Japanese: サザーク・ロンドン特別区
  • Japanese: サザーク区
  • Korean: 서더크구
  • Latin: Burgus Operis Australis
  • Latin: Opus Australis
  • Latin: Southwark
  • Latin: Sudoverca
  • Latvian: Sautvorka
  • Macedonian: Садарк
  • Malay: Boro London Southward
  • Malay: Boro Southward
  • Malay: Southwark
  • Min Nan Chinese: Southwark (koān)
  • Northern Frisian: London Borough of Southwark
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Southwark
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: London Borough of Southwark
  • Norwegian: Southwark
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Suþweorc se Lundenburgscipe
  • Ossetian: Саутуарк
  • Persian: منطقه سات‌ارک لندن
  • Persian: منطقه ساوت‌وارک لندن
  • Polish: London Borough of Southwark
  • Polish: Southwark
  • Portuguese: Southwark-Lewisham
  • Portuguese: Southwark
  • Romanian: Southwark
  • Russian: Саутуарк
  • Scots: London Borough of Southwark
  • Serbian: Лондонска општина Садарк
  • Serbo-Croatian: Southwark
  • Slovenian: London Borough of Southwark
  • South Azerbaijani: سات‌ارک لندن منطقه‌سی
  • Spanish: municipio de Southwark
  • Spanish: Municipio de Southwark
  • Swedish: London Borough of Southwark
  • Tajik: Саутуорк
  • Turkish: Southwark Londra
  • Ukrainian: Саутерк
  • Urdu: سدرک بورو
  • Urdu: لندن بورو سدرک
  • Vietnamese: Khu Southwark của Luân Đôn
  • Welsh: Bwrdeistref Llundain Southwark
  • Welsh: Southwark
  • Western Panjabi: ساؤتھوارک
  • Yiddish: לאנדאנער בארא פון סאדארק

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