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Newington is an area within the London Borough of Southwark
London Borough of Southwark

The London Borough of Southwark is a London borough in south east London, England. It is directly south of the River Thames and the City of London, and forms part of Inner London....
 in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It was the site of the early administration of the county of Surrey
Surrey

Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....
 and the location of the County of London
County of London

The County of London was a ceremonial counties of England and administrative counties of England of England from 1889 to 1965. It bordered Middlesex to the north and west, Essex to the north east, Kent to the south east and Surrey to the south....
 Sessions House from 1917, in a building now occupied by the Inner London Crown Court
Inner London Crown Court

The Inner London Sessions House Crown Court, more commonly known as the Inner London Crown Court, is a Crown Court in London, United Kingdom....
.

Etymology
The name means "new farmstead" or the newer part of Walworth of which it became the parish. Local administration by the Vestry Boards within the metropolitan area assigned what is usually known as 'Walworth' as the vestry of 'St Mary, Newington'.

The first mention of Newington (or Neweton) occurs in the Testa de Nevill (a surveys of feudal tenure officially known as the Book of Fees compiled 1198-1242) during the reign of Henry III
Henry III

Henry III may refer to:*Henry III, Duke of Bavaria *Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor *Henry the Lion, Henry III of Saxony, *Henry III of England ...
, wherein it is stated that the queens goldsmith holds of the king one acre of land in Neweton, by the service of rendering a gallon of honey.






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Newington is an area within the London Borough of Southwark
London Borough of Southwark

The London Borough of Southwark is a London borough in south east London, England. It is directly south of the River Thames and the City of London, and forms part of Inner London....
 in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It was the site of the early administration of the county of Surrey
Surrey

Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....
 and the location of the County of London
County of London

The County of London was a ceremonial counties of England and administrative counties of England of England from 1889 to 1965. It bordered Middlesex to the north and west, Essex to the north east, Kent to the south east and Surrey to the south....
 Sessions House from 1917, in a building now occupied by the Inner London Crown Court
Inner London Crown Court

The Inner London Sessions House Crown Court, more commonly known as the Inner London Crown Court, is a Crown Court in London, United Kingdom....
.

Etymology


The name means "new farmstead" or the newer part of Walworth of which it became the parish. Local administration by the Vestry Boards within the metropolitan area assigned what is usually known as 'Walworth' as the vestry of 'St Mary, Newington'.

The first mention of Newington (or Neweton) occurs in the Testa de Nevill (a surveys of feudal tenure officially known as the Book of Fees compiled 1198-1242) during the reign of Henry III
Henry III

Henry III may refer to:*Henry III, Duke of Bavaria *Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor *Henry the Lion, Henry III of Saxony, *Henry III of England ...
, wherein it is stated that the queens goldsmith holds of the king one acre of land in Neweton, by the service of rendering a gallon of honey. In 1313 it is mentioned again in the Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury

The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury, the Episcopal see that churches must be in communion with in order to be a part of the Anglican Communion....
's Register as Newington juxta London.

The name has now fallen out of common usage because of London's urban sprawl and most residents would refer to the area as either Borough or Elephant and Castle
Elephant and Castle

The Elephant and Castle is a major road intersection in inner south London, England, and is also used as a name for the surrounding district. The Elephant, as it is known for short, consists of two large roundabouts connected by a short road called Elephant and Castle, part of the A3 road ....
. The name lives on in the streets called Newington Causeway
Newington Causeway

Newington Causeway is a road in Southwark, London London SE1, between the Elephant and Castle and Borough High Street. The Elephant and Castle tube station is at the southern end....
 and Newington Butts
Newington Butts

Newington Butts is a short road in London Borough of Southwark, London, England, leading south-west from the Elephant and Castle. The road forks into Kennington Park Road leading to Kennington and Kennington Lane leading to Vauxhall Bridge....
 and in the open space Newington Gardens
Newington Gardens

Newington Gardens is located on Harper Road, London in Southwark, London, England. To the north-west is the Inner London Crown Court, a Crown Court....
, formerly the location of Horsemonger Lane Gaol
Horsemonger Lane Gaol

Horsemonger Lane Gaol was a prison located close to modern-day Newington Causeway in Southwark, south London....
 from 1791.

History


Newington gained in importantance around 1200 with the establishment of Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Palace

Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. It is located in Lambeth, on the south bank of the River Thames a short distance upstream of the Palace of Westminster on the opposite shore....
 nearby, which increased the local traffic. The area remained as a farming village with a low level of population until the second half of the 18th century. There was a little industry, for example, the manufacture of clay pipe
Smoking pipe

A smoking pipe for tobacco smoking typically consists of a small chamber for the combustion of the tobacco to be smoked and a thin stem that ends in a mouthpiece ....
s for tobacco
Tobacco

Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as an organic pesticide, and in the form of nicotine tartrate it is used in some medicines....
 smoking. In William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English people poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist....
's time, there was a theatre called Newington Butts
Newington Butts

Newington Butts is a short road in London Borough of Southwark, London, England, leading south-west from the Elephant and Castle. The road forks into Kennington Park Road leading to Kennington and Kennington Lane leading to Vauxhall Bridge....
 and later there were further theatres.

New roads brought development opportunities. The local landowner and MP
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 for Winchester
Winchester

Winchester is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. It lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of the River Itchen, Hampshire....
, Henry Penton, started to sell some of his farmland. The 19th century brought more dense speculative housebuilding, and some philanthropic provision too. The Trinity House Estate, laid out around a 1820s classical church by Francis Bedford, is still largely in existence.

People

The scientist Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday

Michael Faraday, Fellow of the Royal Society was an English chemist and physicist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry....
 was born here, in Newington Butts, in 1791. William Jowett
William Jowett

William Jowett was a missionary and author, in 1813 becoming the first Anglicanism clergyman to volunteer for the overseas service of the Church Mission Society....
, a 19th century missionary
Missionary

A 'missionary' is a member of a religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith; someone who Proselytism. The word "mission" is derived from the Latin missioninimus...
 and author
Author

An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created....
, was born at Newington in 1787, as was the visionary English artist Samuel Palmer
Samuel Palmer

Samuel Palmer was an England Landscape art Painting, etcher and printmaker. He was also a prolific writer. Palmer was a key figure in English Romanticism and produced visionary pastoral paintings....
 in 1805.

Topography


Nearest places:

  • Walworth
    Walworth, London

    Walworth is an inner-city district in the London Borough of Southwark. Walworth probably derives its name from the old English "Wealhworth" which meant Welsh farm....
  • Kennington
    Kennington

    Kennington is an area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is a mixed class residential area, and is the location of the The Oval, the well-known cricket stadium....
  • Bermondsey
    Bermondsey

    Bermondsey is an area in London on the south bank of the river Thames, and is part of the London Borough of Southwark. To the west lies Southwark, to the east Rotherhithe, and to the south, Walworth, London....
  • Vauxhall
    Vauxhall

    Vauxhall is an inner city area of South London in the London Borough of Lambeth.It has also given its name to the Vauxhall , which also includes parts of Brixton and Clapham...


Nearest tube stations:

  • Borough
    Borough tube station

    Borough tube station is a London Underground station in The Borough, London Borough of Southwark. It is on the Northern Line, between Elephant & Castle tube station and London Bridge tube station stations....
  • Elephant & Castle
    Elephant & Castle tube station

    Elephant & Castle tube station, is a station on the London Underground system. It is located in the London Borough of Southwark and on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 1 and Travelcard Zone 2....
  • Lambeth North
    Lambeth North tube station

    Lambeth North tube station is a London Underground station in the neighbourhood of Lambeth, at the junction of Westminster Bridge Road and Baylis Road....
  • London Bridge


Nearest railway stations:

  • London Bridge
  • Elephant & Castle
    Elephant & Castle railway station

    Elephant & Castle railway station serves the area of Elephant & Castle in London, England. The station is managed by First Capital Connect, with services operated by both First Capital Connect and Southeastern ....


See also


  • Stoke Newington
    Stoke Newington

    Stoke Newington is a district in the London Borough of Hackney. It is north-east of Charing Cross....
    , a quite separate place in north London.


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