Editing Lambeth (section)

{{Short description|District in South London, England}}
{{about|the small locality|the much bigger borough|London Borough of Lambeth|other uses|Lambeth (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| region                   = London
| official_name            = Lambeth
| coordinates              = {{coord|51.490|-0.119|display=inline,title}}
| london_borough           = Lambeth
| population               = 9,675
| population_ref           = (Bishop's ward 2011 census)
| constituency_westminster = [[Vauxhall and Camberwell Green (UK Parliament constituency)|Vauxhall and Camberwell Green]]
| post_town                = LONDON
| postcode_area            = SE
| postcode_district        = SE1
| dial_code                = 020
| os_grid_reference        = TQ305785
| static_image_name        = Lambeth Waterfront.jpg
| static_image_caption     = The waterfront of Lambeth including the [[International Maritime Organization]] and the former HQ of the [[London Fire Brigade]]
| charingX_distance_mi     = 1
| charingX_direction       = N
}}
'''Lambeth''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|æ|m|b|@|θ}}<ref>[http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/lambeth "Lambeth"]. ''[[Collins Dictionary]]''.</ref>) is a district in [[South London]], England, which today also gives its name to the (much larger) [[London Borough of Lambeth]]. Lambeth itself was an ancient parish in the county of [[Surrey]]. It is situated 1 mile (1.6&nbsp;km) south of [[Charing Cross]], across the river from [[Westminster Palace]]. The population of the London Borough of Lambeth was 303,086 in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/lambeth-e09000022|title=Lambeth – UK Census Data 2011|first=Good Stuff IT|last=Services|website=UK Census Data|access-date=8 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207221433/http://ukcensusdata.com/lambeth-e09000022|archive-date=7 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The area experienced some slight growth in the medieval period as part of the manor of [[Lambeth Palace]]. By the Victorian era, the area had seen significant development as London expanded, with dense industrial, commercial and residential buildings located adjacent to one another. By this point, there were distinct localities (like [[Vauxhall]]) appearing on the map, and a separate parish of [[South Lambeth]] was created in 1861.  

The changes brought by [[World War II]] altered much of the fabric of Lambeth. Subsequent development in the late 20th and early 21st centuries has seen an increase in the number of high-rise buildings. The area is home to the [[International Maritime Organization]]. Lambeth is home to one of the largest [[Lusophone|Portuguese-speaking communities]] in the UK, and Portuguese is the second most commonly spoken language in Lambeth after [[English language|English]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Maria-Joao |first1=Melo Nogueira |last2=David |first2=Porteous |last3=Sandra |first3=Guerreiro |date=July 2015 |title=The Portuguese-speaking community in Lambeth: a scoping study |url=https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/17494/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=eprints.mdx.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref>