Transfer from Stockwell (SW9) to Stansted Airport Around the 18th century Brixton was mostly known for the high number of windmills that could be seen in the region. Few of them are left today and can be seen just off Brixton Hill. The first street in London to be lit by electricity was built here…
DetailsTransfer from Stockwell (SW9) to Gatwick Airport One of the main residential areas in the SW London side, Brixton barred for many years the name of Brixistance(the stone of Brixi) a Saxon lord. Until 1816 few people lived in the area, the main occupied parts being close to Brixton Hill, Stockwell and Coldharbour Lane. Access…
DetailsTransfer from Stockwell (SW9) to Heathrow Airport Neighboring South Lambeth, the district we have previously talked about, you will find Stockwell, home to one of the biggest Portuguese communities in Great Britain, also known as “Little Portugal”. Due to the great number of Portuguese that found a home in Stockwell, a lot of Portuguese cafes,…
DetailsTransfer from South Lambeth (SW8) to Luton Airport Present day Clapham is a multi cultural neighborhood, part of it being rested in the district of South Lambeth. It is both home to middle-class British professionals and South-American, African, Irish, Caribbean, Australian, European, and North-American residents. When it comes to its residents, a distinct feature of…
DetailsTransfer from South Lambeth (SW8) to Stansted Airport Battersea is a place that perfectly mixes the wealth of modern corporations with more deprived areas or buildings such as the Winstanley Estate which is one of the four main housing estates in the area. The Winstanley Estate is probably the most popular of them all, famous…
DetailsTransfer from South Lambeth (SW8) to Gatwick Airport The area of Vauxhall was initially a part of large Manor of South Lambeth until it was bought by Falkes de Breautéin 1216. After his death the lands were inherited by his wife, Margaret de Redvers and somehow, probably through some trickery, South Lambeth Manor passed under…
DetailsTransfer from South Lambeth (SW8) to Heathrow Airport The present area of Lambeth was historically part of one of the most extensive districts in London, the ancient parish of Lambeth St. Mary. In the north it rested contrary to the cities of London and Westminster and prolonged southwards to the fashionable boroughs of Brixton, West…
DetailsTransfer from Stoke Newington (N16) to Luton Airport Even if spread on a pretty small area, the district of Stoke Newington has been gifted with a large amount of open space and public parks. To the south of this beautiful area you will be able to stroll through the crowds of trees and green space…
DetailsTransfer from Stoke Newington (N16) to Stansted Airport Located on the old Roman road of Ermine Street, the town of Stratford Hill has once been one of the most visited areas in London. By the 18th century, the road was thoroughly busy being used by goods wagons drawn by six, or more horses. This made…
DetailsTransfer from Stoke Newington (N16) to Gatwick Airport Historically the area of Stoke Newington was just a small settlement close to larger Saxon villages, near River Lea. As 19th century discoveries prove, there have been residents in that place even since the Neolithic period. In the 19th century it was uncovered that Stoke Newington Common…
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