Southwark

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Southwark

/ˈsʌðək/

Where it comes from

From Middle English Southwerk, from Old English Sūþġeweorc.

proper noun

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).

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Closest in meaning: walworth, sydenham, wandsworth, borough, dulwich, south bank, london bridge, east dulwich, rotherhithe, croydon, lewisham, southborough, south lambeth, sutton, lambeth, denmark hill

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@misc{southwark_2026,
  title = {Southwark},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/southwark},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}