What is South London?
[[File:South West and South East London.png|thumb|South East and South West London]] '''South London''' is the name for the boroughs of [[London]] in the south of the city. This has been defined as follows: Either the area is south of the [[River Thames]], or by its [[postcode]]. It belongs to the district south of the River Thames. Postcodes of such areas either start with SE or SW. South London covers the London Boroughs of [[London Borough of Bexley|Bexley]], [[Bromley]], [[Croydon]], [[Greenwich]], [[London Borough of Kingston|Kingston]], [[London Borough of Lambeth|Lambeth]], [[London Borough of Lewisham|Lewisham]], [[London Borough of Merton|Merton]], [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|Richmond]], [[Southwark]], [[London Borough of Sutton|Sutton]] and [[Wandsworth]]. According to the [[London Plan]], the boroughs Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Bromley and Southwark make up Southeast London, and the others are Southwest London. Around 2.8 million people live in South London, of a total population of 8.8 million people for all of London. == Gallery== <gallery> File:Globe theatre london.jpg|[[Globe Theatre]], Southwark File:Peckham eel and pie.jpg|Eel & Pie House, Peckham File:Peckham library 1.jpg|Peckham library File:Cp mast.jpg|[[Crystal Palace]], [[Sydenham Hill]] File:Aylesbury Estate, Taplow 1.jpg|Aylesbury Estate, Walworth File:Southwark Cathedral, 24th floor.jpg|Southwark Cathedral File:Lambeth Town Hall.jpg|[[Brixton]] File:Clapham Common Tube Station Exterior - Oct 2007.jpg|[[Clapham Common (London Underground)|Clapham Common]] tube station File:The Oval Pavilion Kennington.JPG|The Oval, Kennington File:Secret Intelligence Service building - Vauxhall Cross - Vauxhall - London - 24042004.jpg|MI6 headquarters, Vauxhall File:United Kingdom - England - London - Greenwich - Old Royal Naval College.jpg|Greenwich Naval College File:Hampton Court RJL.JPG|Hampton Court Palace </gallery> [[Category:Areas of London]]