What is "southwark"

Southwark is a district of Central London and part of the London Borough of Southwark. Situated east of Charing Cross, it forms one of the oldest parts of London and fronts the River Thames to the north. It historically formed an ancient borough in the county of Surrey, made up of a number of parishes, which increasingly came under the influence and jurisdiction of the City of London. As an inner district of London, Southwark experienced rapid depopulation during the late-19th and early-20th centuries. It is now at an advanced stage of regeneration and is the location of the City Hall offices of the Greater London Authority. Southwark had a population of 30,119 in 2011.

Southwark is a district of London, England.

Southwark may also refer to:

• Southwark, Philadelphia, US

See also:

• Archdiocese of Southwark (Roman Catholic), London
• Archbishop of Southwark (Roman Catholic), London
• Anglican Diocese of Southwark, London
• Bishop of Southwark (Anglican), London
• Southwark Cathedral (Anglican), London
• Southwark Bridge, London
• Southwark College, London
• Southwark Street, London
• Southwark Towers, former London skyscraper
• Southwark tube station, London Underground station
• Southwark Rail-Road, Pennsylvania, US
• Borough of Southwark (disambiguation)

Southwark (Br [ˈsʌðɨk]) was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Southwark district of South London. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the English Parliament from 1295 to 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the constituency's abolition for the 1885 general election.

The constituency was re-established as a single-member seat for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.