Streatham

Coordinates: 51°25′40″N 0°07′25″W / 51.4279°N 0.1235°W / 51.4279; -0.1235

Streatham (/ˈstrɛt.əm/) is a district in south London, England, mostly in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is centred 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.

History

Streatham means "the hamlet on the street". The street in question, the London to Brighton Way, was the Roman road from the capital Londinium to the south coast near Portslade, today within Brighton and Hove. It is likely that the destination was a Roman port now lost to coastal erosion, which has been tentatively identified with 'Novus Portus' mentioned in Ptolemy's Geographia. The road is as with many confusingly referred to as Stane Street (Stone Street) in some sources and diverges from the main London-Chichester road at Kennington.

After the departure of the Romans, the main road through Streatham remained an important trackway. From the 17th century it was adopted as the main coach road to Croydon and East Grinstead, and then on to Newhaven and Lewes. In 1780 it then became the route of the turnpike road from London to Brighton, and subsequently became the basis for the modern A23. This road (and its traffic) have shaped Streatham's development.

Streatham Hill (ward)

Streatham Hill ward is an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom. It includes the neighbourhoods in the northern part of Streatham either side of the road of the same name. The ward boundaries are:

Streatham Hill ward is located in the Streatham Parliamentary constituency.

Lambeth Council elections 2010

At the Lambeth Council elections, 2010 residents of Streatham Hill ward elected three Liberal Democrat Councillors.

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Coordinates: 51°26′28″N 0°07′23″W / 51.441°N 0.123°W / 51.441; -0.123

Streatham (UK Parliament constituency)

Streatham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Chuka Umunna, a Labour Party MP.

Boundaries

1918-1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth ward of Streatham.

1974-1983: The London Borough of Lambeth wards of Clapham Park, St Leonard's, Streatham South, Streatham Wells, and Thornton.

1983-1997: The London Borough of Lambeth wards of Clapham Park, St Leonard's, Streatham Hill, Streatham South, Streatham Wells, Thornton, and Town Hall.

1997-2010: The London Borough of Lambeth wards of Clapham Park, St Leonard's, St Martin's, Streatham Hill, Streatham South, Streatham Wells, Thornton, Town Hall, and Tulse Hill.

2010–present: The London Borough of Lambeth wards of Brixton Hill, Clapham Common, St Leonard’s, Streatham Hill, Streatham South, Streatham Wells, Thornton, and Tulse Hill.

Streatham is a long constituency running down the western side of the London Borough of Lambeth. The town of Streatham constitutes only the four wards in the southern half of the constituency. At its north-western tip it includes half of Clapham Common, while in the north-east it takes in part of the district of Brixton which is also split between neighbouring Vauxhall and Dulwich and West Norwood.