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Hace 5 días · In 1086 Southwark had a strand, a water street, a herring fishery and a minster. As to the manner in which Southwark may have fallen from its early position, it is known that the Conqueror burned the town in 1066. Moreover, territory and rights in the borough were certainly an object of acquisition to the Norman lords. From the Domesday entry ...
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Southwark is also the chief place of business for persons...
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(O.S. 6 in. London, Sheet K.) The Borough of Southwark...
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Southwark has a long history of multiethnicity, evidenced by arrivals of Flemish weavers in the 14th century, Dutch pottery makers in the late 16th century, and Irish labourers from the 18th century. Arrivals in the 20th century included Africans, Afro-Caribbeans, and Turkish Cypriots.
Southwark is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Sudweca. The name means "southern defensive work" and is formed from the Old English sūþ (south) and weorc (work). The southern location is in reference to the City of London to the north, Southwark being at the southern end of London Bridge.
The London Borough of Southwark (/ ˈ s ʌ ð ər k / ⓘ SUDH-ərk) in South London forms part of Inner London and is connected by bridges across the River Thames to the City of London and London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas amalgamated under the London Government Act 1963.
14 de mar. de 2021 · The Romans built a ‘suburb’ south of the River Thames on the site of modern Southwark. However, it was abandoned in the 5th century when the Romans left Britain. Yet under the Saxons, a new ‘suburb’ grew up and flourished. It was called the South work and became known as Southwark.
