Word info

Southwark

Proper noun

Meaning

A London borough of Greater London, extending as far as Crystal Palace south of the River Thames, including the historic borough plus the Pool of London and Bankside.

An area of this borough just south of the Thames in central London (OS grid ref TQ3280).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

I walk into the office at Southwark Bridge every morning, and I have no idea what's going to happen. Lionel Barber

After many decades of petitioning, in 1550 Southwark was incorporated into the City of London as 'The Ward of Bridge Without '. Source: Internet

At Williams’s sentencing yesterday, prosecutor Gregor McKinley told Southwark crown court: “This was a sophisticated fraud … and would have resulted in further loss to the taxpayer if it had not been discovered.” Source: Internet

Around 1555 Southwark St Thomas was split off from St Olave, and in 1733 Southwark St John Horsleydown was also split off. Source: Internet

Geography View from Tower Bridge towards Southwark district: City Hall and the rest of More London development in the foreground, Shard London Bridge skyscraper (under construction at time of photo) in the background. Source: Internet

Its opening at Southwark Playhouse has been postponed because of the pandemic. Source: Internet

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