House Clearance, Probate Valuation
Brixton, London SW2.
House Clearance and Probate Valuation in Brixton, London SW2
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Some interesting facts about Brixton, London SW2
Brixton is an inner London suburb and the unofficial capital of the British African-Caribbean community in London. Today, Brixton has a mix of residents, ranging from people that have lived in Brixton for generations to new residents that have moved promted by a new trendy image that Brixton projects. Brixton is a multiethnic community, with around 24 percent of Brixton’s population being of African and/or Caribbean descent.
Geographically Brixton is located in South London, England, part of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is bordered by Stockwell, Clapham Common, Streatham, Camberwell, Tulse Hill and Herne Hill.
One of a few surviving windmills in London, built in 1816, and surrounded by houses built during Brixton's Victorian expansion, is to be found just off Brixton Hill. The nearby 'Windmill' pub is named after it. When the London sewerage system was constructed during the mid-19th century, its designer Sir Joseph Bazalgette incorporated flows from the River Effra, which use to flow through Brixton, into his 'high-level interceptor sewer', also known as the Effra sewer.
Brixton transformed into a middle class suburb between the 1860s and 1890s. Railways linked Brixton with the centre of London and in 1880, Electric Avenue was so named after it became the first street in the area to be lit by electricity.
The interesting facts on this page about Brixton, London SW2 were derived from Wikipedia
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