What is "brixton"

Brixton is a district of London, located in the borough of Lambeth in south London. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.

Brixton is mainly residential with a prominent street market and substantial retail sector. It is a multiethnic community, with a large percentage of its population being of Caribbean descent. It lies within Inner south London and is bordered by Stockwell, Clapham, Streatham, Camberwell, Tulse Hill and Herne Hill. The district houses the main offices of the London Borough of Lambeth.

Brixton is 4.3 km south-southwest of the geographical centre of London near Lambeth North tube station.

Brixton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Brixton district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post system.

Brixton is an area of south London.

It gives its name to:

• Brixton (HM Prison), the prison in the area
• Brixton Academy, a large music venue

Brixton may also refer to:

• Brixton, Devon, England
• Brixton, Gauteng, South Africa
• Brighstone a village on the Isle of Wight, which used to be called "Brixton"
• Brixton (hundred), an ancient county subdivision of Surrey, England

• Brixton plc, an industrial & commercial property business
• Brixton llc, a clothing and apparel company