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SECTION A
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
Lambeth is one of the largest Metropolitan Boroughs, both in
population and area.
It has common boundaries with Battersea, Wandsworth, Croydon
Penge, Camberwell, Southwark and the Cities of London and
Westminster. The total area is approximately 6½ square miles.
This area excludes tidal water and foreshore, but includes
approximately 5 acres which have been added to the Borough as a
result of building the new South Bank Embankment, part of the
river has been reclaimed.
Among the world famous buildings within the boundaries are
Lambeth Palace; The Oval Cricket Ground; The County Hall;
The Royal Festival Hall and the Headquarters of the London Fire
Brigade.
The land surface rises from 12 feet above sea level at the
River to 50 feet near Brixton, 150 feet at West Norwood, and
about 379 feet at and near the Crystal Palace.
The Borough has 291 acres of open space, including Brockwell,
Kennington, Ruskin, Norwood, Archbishop's and Vauxhall Parks and
Myatt's Fields.
For election purposes Lambeth is divided into three
Parliamentary Divisions, each returning one member of Parliament,
and three members to the London County Council, and these Divisions
are, in turn, divided into a total of 21 wards for the purpose
of Borough Council elections.