The Croydon, Lambeth and Southwark (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes changes to the boundary between—

(a) the London boroughs of Croydon and Lambeth (affecting the Croydon wards of Norbury and Upper Norwood and the Lambeth ward of Streatham South); and

(b) the London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark (affecting the Lambeth wards of Bishop's, Prince’s and Vassall, and the Southwark wards of Browning, Cathedral, Faraday, Newington and St Giles).

The map and table at the end of this Note give a general guide to the areas affected and the changes made.

The table also gives an approximate figure for the total area of land involved (in hectares) and for the population affected.

For full details of the transfers made, the order maps (described in article 2) should be inspected.

Any person may inspect them at any reasonable time at the offices of the council for each metropolitan borough or city affected, and also at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.

The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 (S. I. 1976/246, amended by S. I. 1978/247) contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.

TABLE

Transfers between—	Location of main transfers
Croydon and Lambeth (Article 3) Area: 1 hectare and Population: 20	Realignment of boundary in vicinity of— (a) Woodmansterne Road; (b) Streatham High Road/Hermitage Lane; (c) Briar Avenue/Strathbrook Road; (d) Covington Way/The Rookery/Streatham Common
Lambeth and Southwark (Article 4)	Transfer to Southwark of area in vicinity of Dante Road, including Hollyoak Road.
Area: 10 hectares	Realignment in Kennington Park Gardens/Headcroft Road area, including transfer of St Agnes' Church to Southwark.
Population: 830	Transfer to Southwark of large area bounded in the north by Hillingdon Street and Bolton Crescent, in the west by Camberwell New Road, in the east by Farmers Road and in the south by Wyndham Road.
	Transfer to Lambeth of area west of Hatfield to unite London Nautical School and Hatfield Gardens in that borough.
	Transfer to Lambeth of area west of Pontypool Place in the vicinity of Quentin House.