The Borough
The Borough is a suburb in London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England. The Borough is situated nearby to the neighborhood Empire Square, as well as near Scovell Estate.Places of Interest
Highlights include London Bridge and The Shard.
London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times.
The Shard
Photo: Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development.
Shakespeares Globe
Archaeological site
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwark and Lewisham and Southwark.
Southwark and Lewisham
Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwark and Lewisham are two boroughs of inner south east London.
Southwark
Suburb
Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwark is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark.
Bankside
Quarter
Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.
The Borough
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Southwark, Borough”
- Category: locality
- Location: London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50226° or 51° 30′ 8″ northLongitude
-0.0939° or 0° 5′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW24+WCOpenStreetMap ID
node 27553712OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hindi—“The Borough” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ذا بورو”
- Hindi: “द बरो”
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Localities in the Area
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