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centre of Upper Grange Road, and thence in a south-westerly direction
to a point in the centre of Old Kent Road, along the centre of Old
Kent Road to a point opposite Humphrey Street where the boundaries
between Bermondsey and Camberwell meet, thence in a southwesterly
direction along the centre of Albany Road to a point in the
centre of Bagshot Street, thence in a northerly direction to the
ancient boundary between Newington and Camberwell, along that
boundary in a south-westerly direction to Albany Street, thence along
the centre of Boundary Lane to Camberwell New Road, southward
along the centre of the Camberwell New Road to Avenue Road, along
the centre of Avenue Road, Cambridge Street and Fanner's Road to
Kennington Park, along the eastern and northern boundaries of
Kennington Park in a north-westerly direction to Kennington Park
Road, proceeding northward along the centre of that road to a point
opposite the junction of Lower Kennington Lane and Newington
Butts, thence along the curbstone on the westerly side of
Newington Butts to the centre of Dante Road, thence in a
northerly direction to the centre of Brook Street, along the centre
of Brook Street in a westerly direction to the centre of Kennington
Road, thence northward to the centre of Lambeth Road, along Lambeth
Road in an easterly direction to a point opposite the centre of King
Edward Street; thence in a northerly direction along the centres of
King Edward Street, Tower Street, Gray Street, Marlborough Street,
Broadwall, to Commercial Road; thence in a south-westerly direction
along the centre of Commercial Road to a point opposite the end of
Duke Street; thence in a northerly direction along the western side
of Nelson's Wharf, to the centre of the river Thames, and along the
centre of that river to the point in London Bridge first mentioned.
name of new borough.
At the meeting of the Vestry on the 26th September, 1809, the
question of the name of the new Borough was considered, when, on
the recommendation of the Committee the name of "Southwark"
was adopted. At the Public Inquiry held at the Newington Vestry Hall,
considerable discussion took place as to the name. The names
suggested were "Newington," "Southwark," and "Walworth."
The Commissioners ultimately adopted as the name of the new
municipality "The Borough of Southwark."