South London | |
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London, south of the Thames | |
 South London's emergence was a result of the existence and location of London Bridge | |
| Coordinates: 51°27′N 0°06′W / 51.45°N 0.1°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | London |
| Area | |
• Total | 249.34 sq mi (645.78 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,835,200 |
| • Density | 11,000/sq mi (4,400/km2) |
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 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.
- ^ Strype, John (1720). "John Strype's Survey of London". www.dhi.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b Mills, Anthony David (2010). Oxford Dictionary of London Place-Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 231. ISBN 9780199566785.
- ^ a b David J. Johnson. Southwark and the City. Oxford University Press, 1969. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-19-711630-2