14 Facts About Camberwell

Camberwell is a district of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark,.

Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles and a common of which Goose Green is a remnant.

Place now known as Camberwell covers a much smaller area than the ancient parish, and it is bound on the north by Walworth; on the south by East Dulwich and Herne Hill; to the west by Kennington; and on the east by Peckham.

Up to the mid-19th century, Camberwell was visited by Londoners for its rural tranquillity and the reputed healing properties of its mineral springs.

Camberwell Green is a very small area of common land; it was once a traditional village green on which was held an annual fair, of ancient origin, which rivalled that of Greenwich.

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In 1889 the board was replaced by the London County Council and Camberwell was removed administratively from Surrey to form part of the County of London.

Camberwell Collegiate Schoolwas an independent school located on the eastern side of Camberwell Grove, directly opposite the Grove Chapel.

Camberwell today is a mixture of relatively well preserved Georgian and 20th-century housing, including a number of tower blocks.

Camberwell is home to one of London's largest teaching hospitals, King's College Hospital with associated medical school the Guy's King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine.

Church of the Sacred Heart, Camberwell has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since 2015.

Camberwell beauty is a butterfly which is rarely found in the UK – it is so named because two examples were first identified on Coldharbour Lane, Camberwell in 1748.

Camberwell has several art galleries including Camberwell College of Arts, the South London Gallery and numerous smaller commercial art spaces.

From Burton Road he went for long walks through nearby Camberwell, soaking up impressions of the way of life he saw emerging there.

Camberwell is referred to in the film Withnail and I – "Camberwell carrot" is the name of the enormous spliff rolled using 12 rolling papers, by Danny the dealer.