The Community Assembly of Camberwell is located in an area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark. Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles and a common of which Goose Green is a remnant.
This early parish included the neighbouring hamlets of Peckham, Dulwich, Nunhead, and part of Herne Hill (the rest of Herne Hill was in the parish of Lambeth). Until 1889, it was part of the county of Surrey. In 1900 the original parish became the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell.
In 1965, most of the Borough of Camberwell was merged into the London Borough of Southwark. Camberwell appears in the Domesday Book as Cambrewelle. The name may derive from the Old English Cumberwell or Comberwell, meaning Well of the Britons, referring to remaining Celtic inhabitants of an area dominated by Anglo-Saxons. An alternative theory suggests the name may mean Cripple Well, and that the settlement developed as a hamlet where people from the City of London were expelled when they had a contagious disease like leprosy.
Community Assemblies are made up of residents concerned about a lack of democratic process at a local and national level, dedicated to preserving and asserting our inalienable rights and obligations to ourselves, the Earth and future generations.
Founding Facilitators
- Tyrone Allee
- Pauline Louisa Ella Graham
- Kevin Carter
Founding Facilitators of enlisted Community Assemblies in the Group Directory are also affiliate members of the Community Assembly of the British Isles.
Location
Camberwell, Southwark, London, British Isles
Contact
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