South London is the southern part of London England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes all districts located south of the River Thames and is used in comparison with North London

Boundary Commission

File:London north south boundary com.png The River Thames divides Greater London into two parts. The southern part includes the historic central areas of Southwark Lambeth and Bankside and also maritime Greenwich The area has only a small section of the London Underground network, but has a much more extensive suburban railway system than North London} and is the location of all of Londons Tramlink This area is made up of the London borough of London Borough of Bexley London Borough of Bromley London Borough of Croydon London Borough of Greenwich Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames London Borough of Lambeth London Borough of Lewisham London Borough of Merton London Borough of Southwark London Borough of Sutton and London Borough of Wandsworth This definition is used by the Boundary Commissions (United Kingdom) Boundary Commission for England - http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pbc/review_areas/South_London_Boroughs/default.asp South London Boroughs] The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames includes sections on both sides of the River Thames and the boundary commission class the entire district as part of South London, pairing it with Kingston upon Thames for the purposes of devising constituencies.http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm70/7032/7032_iii.pdf In 1965 Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and Wandsworth were designated Inner London boroughs and Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton were designated Outer London boroughs.Office of Public Sector Information - http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1963/cukpga_19630033_en_1 London Government Act 1963 (c.33) (as amended)]

Sub-region

File:London plan sub regions 2008 copy.png File:London plan sub regions 2004.png For the purposes of the London Plan there was a South London sub-region in operation from 2004 to 2008 consisting of Bromley, Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond and Sutton.Greater London Authority, [http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/planning/srdf/docs/south-srdf.pdf The London Plan: Sub-Regional Development Framework - South London]lt;/ref> In 2001 this area had a population of 1,329,000.Greater London Authority, [http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/strategies/sds/london_plan/lon_plan_5.pdf The London Plan: The Sub Regions]lt;/ref> This definition is used by organisations such as Connexions (agency) Connexions - http://www.connexions-southlondon.org.uk/ South London] In 2008 it was replaced with a South East (London sub region) sub-region consisting of Southwark, Lewisham, Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley and a South West (London sub region) sub-region consisting of Croydon, Lambeth, Merton, Sutton, Kingston, Richmond and Wandsworth.Greater London Authority - http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/strategies/sds/further-alts/docs.jsp Draft Further Alterations to the London Plan]

List of boroughs

File:South London Map 1800.jpg Camberwell Peckham Clapham Brixton Stockwell Streatham Hill Tooting Dulwich Brockley Sydenham Lewisham and Deptford ]] This list includes all boroughs included in the Boundary Commission area: | class"wikitable sortable" ! class"unsortable" | ! London borough ! London postal district ! London Plan ! London Assembly constituencies lt;ref namelondon_a>London Assembly - http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/constituencies.jsp London Assembly Constituency Information]. Retrieved on 22 February 2008. |- | File:LondonBexley.svg | London Borough of Bexley | DA postcode area SE postcode area | South East | Bexley and Bromley (London Assembly constituency) |- | File:LondonBromley.svg | London Borough of Bromley | BR postcode area SE | South East | Bexley and Bromley |- | File:LondonCroydon.svg | London Borough of Croydon | CR postcode area SE, SW postcode area | South West | Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency) |- | File:LondonGreenwich.svg | London Borough of Greenwich | SE, DA, BR | South East | Greenwich and Lewisham (London Assembly constituency) |- | File:LondonKingston.svg | London Borough of Kingston | KT postcode area SW | South West | South West (London Assembly constituency) |- | File:LondonLambeth.svg | London Borough of Lambeth | SE, SW | South West | Lambeth and Southwark (London Assembly constituency) |- | File:LondonLewisham.svg | London Borough of Lewisham | SE, BR | South East | Greenwich and Lewisham |- | File:LondonMerton.svg | London Borough of Merton | CR postcode area KT, SM postcode area SW | South West | Merton and Wandsworth (London Assembly constituency) |- | File:LondonRichmond.svg | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | SW, TW postcode area | South West | South West |- | File:LondonSouthwark.svg | London Borough of Southwark | SE | South East | Lambeth and Southwark |- | File:LondonSutton.svg | London Borough of Sutton | SM | South West | Croydon and Sutton |- | File:LondonWandsworth.svg | London Borough of Wandsworth | SW | South West | Merton and Wandsworth |}

Associated organisations

*South London Gallery *South London Line *South London Botanical Institute *South London Press *South London Radio *South London Storm *South London Theatre

See also

*South Bank

References

External links

* * Category:London sub regions ca:South London de:South London fr:South London it:South London