What is "vassall"

Vassall may refer to:

• John Vassall, British civil servant who spied for the Soviet Union
• Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland
• Samuel Vassall (bapt. 1586–1667), English merchant and politician
• William Vassall (bapt. 1592–1657?), signatory to the Massachusetts Bay Charter

• Vassall ward in the London Borough of Lambeth
• The Vassall Tribunal, a public enquiry undertaken to investigate John Vassall's spying

Vassall ward is an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom. It is located in the North of borough bordering Southwark, in the SW9 and SE5 postcode area. The area is named for Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland who was responsible for the first building development in the area in the 1820s.

The ward includes parts of Kennington, Oval, Brixton, Stockwell and Camberwell. The ward is noted for its high numbers of households living in deprived conditions. Housing stock in the ward ranges from large detached houses to towerblocks - ONS figures show that over 61% of housing in the ward is rented from the local authority or from a housing association with many people living on large housing estates such as the Myatts Fields North, Myatts Fields South, Cowley, Holland Town and Caldwell Gardens estate. The ward contains several open spaces and parks including Myatt's Fields Park, Mostyn Gardens and Slade Gardens. It also contains the churches of St John the Divine, Kennington and Christ Church Brixton Road.

Vassall ward is located in the Vauxhall parliamentary constituency and is one of four wards in the borough's north Lambeth division.