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Walworth (/ ˈ w ɔː l w ər θ / WAWL-wərth) is a district of south London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. It adjoins Camberwell to the south and Elephant and Castle to the north, and is 1.9 miles (3.1 km) south-east of Charing Cross. Major streets in Walworth include the Old Kent Road, New Kent Road and Walworth Road.
Sir William Walworth (died 1385) was an English nobleman and politician who was twice Lord Mayor of London (1374–75 and 1380–81). He is best known for killing Wat Tyler during the Peasants' Revolt in 1381.
Walworth moved from a Georgian suburb to Victorian inner city, with long rows of terraces built speculatively for rental, to house lower middle class and working class residents. By the time of his death, an estate of just over 2,500 houses, a church and school had been built, to match the rise in the population of Walworth.
Sir William Walworth was the mayor of London who brought about the collapse of the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 by killing its leader, Wat Tyler. Walworth was a wealthy London salt-fish merchant and in 1370 was elected sheriff.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Walworth – ‘the enclosed settlement of the Britons’ – grew up between what became Kennington Park Road and the Old Kent Road, two of the ancient roads fanning out from London Bridge to the south coast. Canterbury Cathedral was a large landowner from the late Saxon era onwards.
The Aylesbury Estate is a large housing estate located in Walworth, South East London. The Aylesbury Estate contains 2,704 dwellings, spread over a number of different blocks and buildings, and was built between 1963 and 1977.
Walworth is quieter than both – with the exception of a crowded high street full of takeaways and charity shops, and the occasional fruit and veg stall – as it is a largely residential area, rows of dollhouse-like Victorian terraces interspersed with sprawling council estates and brightly coloured children’s playgrounds.
