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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 of the Borough is approximately 6½ square miles. This area excludes tidal
Water and foreshore, but includes approximately five acres which have been
added to the Borough as a result of the new South Bank embankment, part of the
river area having been reclaimed.
The land surface rises from 12 feet above sea-level at the river to 50 feet
at Brixton, 150 feet at West Norwood and about 379 feet at and near the Crystal
Palace. The perimeter of the Borough measures 17½ miles.
The Borough has approximately 328 acres of open space, including Brockwell,
Bennington, Ruskin, Norwood, Archbishop's and Vauxhall Parks and Myatt's
fields.
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.
Lambeth is divided into three Parliamentary Divisions, Vauxhall, Brixton
and Norwood, each returning one member of Parliament and three members to the
London County Council. These Divisions are, in turn, divided into a total of
21 wards for the purpose of Borough Council elections.