Camberwell, SE5

Camberwell is a district of London in the London Borough of Southwark. It is an inner-city district located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) southeast of Charing Cross. Its western edge borders the London Borough of Lambeth.

The name Camberwell probably derives from the old English Cumberwell or Comberwell. i.e. British well, and springs and wells are known to have existed on the southern slope up Denmark Hill, especially around Grove Park. It was already a substantial settlement with a church when mentioned in the Domesday Book. Up to the mid-nineteenth century, Camberwell was visited by Londoners for its rural tranqullity and the reputed healing properties of its mineral springs. The Camberwell Beauty butterfly was identified on Coldharbour Lane in 1748 but is now rare in Britain. Like much of inner South London, Camberwell was transformed by the arrival of the railways in the 1860s. From 1899 to 1965 Camberwell was part of the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell.

Camberwell today is a mixture of relatively well preserved Georgian and twentieth century housing, including a number of tower blocks. Camberwell Grove and Grove Lane have some of London's most elegant and well preserved Georgian houses.

The local ethnic mix includes a large proportion of people of Caribbean and African descent, a Greek Cypriot community, and number of immigrants of Middle Eastern origin. The area is popular with students, as it is home to the Camberwell College of Arts (part of the University of the Arts London - formerly the London Institute) on Peckham Road. Kings College (part of the University of London) also has a hall of residence (King's College Hall) on nearby Denmark Hill.

Nearest places:
Denmark Hill
Walworth
Peckham
Vauxhall
Brixton
Kennington


Useful Links:
Cabmberwell Guide
Camberwell Online blog
Camberwell Renewal
Camberwell Arts
Camberwell Society
London Borough of Soutwark

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