London Borough of Lambeth
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This article is about the London borough. For the district within the wider borough, see Lambeth.
Lambeth (/ˈlæmbəθ/ ⓘ)[1] is a London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London. Its name was recorded in 1062 as Lambehitha ("landing place for lambs") and in 1255 as Lambeth. The geographical centre of London is at Frazier Street near Lambeth North tube station,[2] though nearby Charing Cross on the other side of the Thames in the City of Westminster is traditionally considered the centre of London.[3]
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London Borough of Lambeth | |
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Motto(s): Spectemur agendo (Let us be judged by our acts) | |
Coordinates: 51.460218°N 0.121445°W / 51.460218; -0.121445 | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | London |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Created | 1 April 1965 |
Admin HQ | Brixton Hill, Lambeth Town Hall |
Government | |
• Type | London borough council |
• Body | Lambeth London Borough Council |
• Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Labour) |
• Mayor | Sarbaz Barznji |
• London Assembly | Marina Ahmad (Labour) |
• MPs | Florence Eshalomi (Labour Co-op) Helen Hayes (Labour) Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour) |
• Council Leader | Cllr Claire Holland (Labour) |
Area | |
• Total | 10.36 sq mi (26.82 km2) |
• Rank | 283rd (of 296) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 317,498 |
• Rank | 40th (of 296) |
• Density | 31,000/sq mi (12,000/km2) |
Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcodes | |
Area code | 020 |
ONS code | 00AY |
GSS code | E09000022 |
Police | Metropolitan Police |
Website | www.lambeth.gov.uk |
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