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It has also given its name to the Vauxhall Parliamentary Constituency, which also includes large swathes of Brixton and Clapham

Since 1998, the geographical confusion has increased as Vauxhall is now part of the borough's North Lambeth town centre, for administrative purposes. Vauxhall is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Brixton is an area of the London Borough of Lambeth, in inner - South London. Clapham is an area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) North Lambeth is a term used to describe two differing areas of the Borough of Lambeth in London, England.

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History

There is no mention of Vauxhall in the 1086 Domesday Book. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey The area originally formed part of the extensive Manor of South Lambeth. South Lambeth is a division of the area of Lambeth, located in the northern part of the Borough of Lambeth in London, England. However in 1317 King Edward II granted the manor of Vauxhall, Surrey, to Sir Roger d'Amory for his "good services" at the Battle of Bannockburn. For the play see Edward II (play. For the film see Edward II (film. Sir Roger d'Amory Lord d'Amory Baron of Armoy in Ireland (b ca The Battle of Bannockburn ( Blàr Allt a' Bhonnaich in Gaelic (24 June 1314 was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence

From various accounts, three local roads – the South Lambeth Road, Clapham Road (previously Merton Road) and Wandsworth Road (previously Kingston Road) – were ancient and well-known routes to and from London. South Lambeth is a division of the area of Lambeth, located in the northern part of the Borough of Lambeth in London, England.

The land was flat and parts were marshy and poorly drained by ditches, and only started to be developed in the mid 18th century. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Prior to this it provided market garden produce for the nearby City of London. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically

It is generally accepted that the etymology of Vauxhall is from the name of Faulke de Breaute, the head of King John's mercenaries, who owned a large house in the area which was referred to as Faulke's Hall, later Foxhall, and eventually Vauxhall. Etymology is the study of the History of Words &mdash when they entered a language from what source and how their form and meaning have changed over time Sir Falkes de Breauté (died 1226 was a British soldier and royal favorite John (24 December 1167 &ndash 19 October 1216 reigned as a King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death

The area only became generally known by this name when the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens opened as a public attraction. Vauxhall Gardens /vɒks'ɔl/ was a pleasure garden, one of the leading venues for public entertainment in London, England from the mid 17th century to Initially most visitors would have approached by river, but crowds of Londoners of all classes came to know the area after the construction of Westminster Bridge in the 1740s. Westminster Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames between Westminster, Middlesex bank and Lambeth, Surrey bank in what

Vauxhall, Russian railway stations and Pushkin

There are competing theories as to why the Russian word for a major railway station is вокза́л (vokzal), which coincides with the canonical 19th century transliteration of "Vauxhall". Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar

It has long been suggested that a Russian delegation visited the area to inspect the construction of the London and South Western Railway in 1840, and mistook the name for a generic title of the building type. The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR was a Railway company in England from 1838 to 1922 This was further embellished into a story that the Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, visiting London in 1844, was taken to see the trains at Vauxhall and made the same mistake. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year However, the L&SWR's original railway terminus and the associated railway yards were always better known as Nine Elms. Nine Elms is a district of London, situated in the far north-eastern corner of the London Borough of Wandsworth between Battersea and Vauxhall

A more likely explanation is that the first Russian railway, constructed in 1837, ran from Saint Petersburg via Tsarskoye Selo to Pavlovsk, where extensive Pleasure Gardens had earlier been established. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Tsarskoye Selo (Ца́рское Село́ " Tsar 's Village" is a former Russian residence of the imperial family and visiting Pavlovsk (Па́вловск is a town situated in Russia, 30 km from and under jurisdiction of Saint Petersburg, just to the south of Tsarskoye Selo Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group

In 1838 a music and entertainment pavilion was constructed at the railway terminus. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common This pavilion was called the Vokzal in homage to the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens in London. The name soon came to be applied to the station itself, which was the gateway that most visitors used to enter the gardens. It later came to mean any substantial railway station building (a different Russian word, stantsiya, is used for minor stations).

The word "voksal" (воксал) had been known in Russian language in the meaning of "amusement park" long before the 1840s and may be found, e. g. , in the poetry of Aleksandr Pushkin: На гуляньях иль в воксалах / Легким зефиром летал (To Natalie (1813): "At fêtes and in voksals, /I've been flitting like a gentle Zephyrus" [here "Zephyrus" is an allegory of a gentle, warm and pleasant wind ]) According to Vasmer, the word is first attested in the Saint Petersburg Vedomosti for 1777 in the form фоксал, which may reflect an earlier English spelling, Faukeshall. Fête is a French word meaning Festival or Holiday, which has passed into English as a label that may be given to certain events In Greek Mythology, the Anemoi (in Greek, Άνεμοι &mdash " winds " were Wind gods who were each ascribed An allegory (from αλλος allos "other" and el αγορευειν agoreuein "to speak in public" is a figurative mode of representation Max Vasmer ( February 28, 1886 &mdash November 30, 1962) was a Russian born German linguist who studied problems The Vedomosti was the first Newspaper printed in Russia. It was established by Peter the Great 's Ukase dated 16 December

Englishman Michael Maddox established a Vauxhall Gardens in the Moscow suburbs in 1783, with pleasure gardens, a small theatre/concert hall and places for refreshment. Michael Maddox (1747-1822 Russian Михаил Егорович Маддокс Mikhail Yegorovich Maddox, also spelled Medoks, Maddocks, Mattocks Archdeacon William Coxe describes the place as a 'sort of Vauxhall' in that year, in his 'Travels into Russia' .

Today

Though now a major transport hub within minutes of central London, Vauxhall was neglected for many years. Many of its streets were destroyed during German bombing in World War II or ravaged through poor city planning. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including To many Londoners, Vauxhall is merely a bleak place of transit.

Much of the area in Vauxhall contains light industry, offices and government buildings. Many companies and organisations were attracted in the past by Vauxhall's central location and comparatively cheap rent compared to Westminster on the other side of the river. Westminster is an area of Central London, within the City of Westminster. In recent years, Vauxhall's riverside has undergone major redevelopment with the construction of a number of modern residential and office blocks, most notably the distinctive MI6 building at Vauxhall Cross. The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency.

Housing and population

Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. Public housing is a form of Housing tenure in which the property is owned by a Government authority which may be central or local There are several gentrified areas, and smart roads of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue are well known as desirable locations. Gentrification, or urban gentrification, is the change in an Urban area associated with the movement of more affluent individuals into a lower-class Vauxhall is also a popular residential area for Members of Parliament and civil servants due to its proximity to the Houses of Parliament and Whitehall -- Kennington is within the area wired for the Commons' Division Bell. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. See also Bureaucrat The term civil service has two distinct meanings Branch of governmental service in which individuals are hired on the basis Whitehall is a road in Westminster in London, England. It is the main artery running north from Parliament Square, towards traditional A division bell is a bell rung in or around a parliament to signal a division and thus call all members of the chamber so affected to vote in it Some 18th and 19th century property also survives — most famously Bonnington Square, a community which emerged from the 1970s/1980s squat scene in London, and remains as mostly housing co-operatives today. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system

There is a significant Portuguese community; many Portuguese restaurants and bars are located in South Lambeth Road and the surrounding area.

The late 1990s/early 2000s explosion in London property prices has led to a boom in riverside construction and property re-developments, such as the large St George Wharf development by Vauxhall Bridge. Vauxhall Bridge is a steel arched Bridge for road and foot traffic crossing the River Thames in a north-west south-east orientation between Lambeth Bridge Residents include John Major, Chelsea Clinton, Dan MacMillan.

The impact of new construction and the rise in land values has created a dramatic change in Vauxhall's demographics.

Noted residents

Owing to its position close to the Houses of Parliament, many famous politicians have their London homes in the Vauxhall/Kennington area. Famous residents include:

British musician Morrissey titled one of his album releases Vauxhall and I. Kenneth Harry "Ken" Clarke QC MP (born 2 July 1940) is a British Politician. Geoffrey 'Geoff' William Hoon (born 6 December 1953 is a British Politician. Edward Michael "Ed" Balls (born 25 February 1967) is a British politician, and Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament Yvette Cooper (born 20 March 1969 is a British Politician. She is the Labour Member of Parliament for Pontefract and Castleford and Alistair Maclean Darling (born 28 November 1953 is a British Politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer since 28 June 2007 John Whitaker Straw (born 3 August 1946 most commonly known as Jack Straw, is a senior British Labour Party Politician. Charles Peter Kennedy (born 25 November 1959 is a British politician. Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Chelsea Victoria Clinton (born February 27 1980 is the daughter and only child of former U Lee Ryan (born 17 June 1983 in Chatham Kent) is a singer-songwriter actor and former member of the British Boy band Blue and is now pursuing Brian Paddick (born 24 April 1958) is a British politician and was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the London mayoral election 2008 Jeffrey Howard Archer Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940 is an English Author and former Politician. Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist Vauxhall and I is a 1994 album by Morrissey, generally considered among his best works along with Your Arsenal. It is thought this is a reference to Johnny Rogan, the author of the Smiths biography Morrissey & Marr: The Severed Alliance, whose girlfriend at the time lived nearby. It is also a reference to the film Withnail and I. Withnail and I is a British film made in 1986 by Handmade Films.

Community facilities

Vauxhall Park [1] contains an area of miniature model houses (also in Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne) as well as tennis courts, one o'clock club and children's playground. The Fitzroy Gardens are 26 hectares (64 acres located on the southeastern edge of the Melbourne Central Business District in East Melbourne, Victoria, It is open daily for recreation and has an "open day" once a year.

St Peter's Church in Kennington Lane [2] was designed by John Loughborough Pearson who was also the architect of the Rochester, Bristol, Peterborough, Lincoln, Truro (Cornwall) and Brisbane (Australia) Cathedrals. John Loughborough Pearson ( Brussels, 5 July 1817 - 11 December 1897) was a 19th-century Architect renowned for his work Today the church is a community centre and arts venue as well as a church. Next to the St Peter's is Vauxhall City Farm.

Vauxhall Cross

SIS Headquarters
SIS Headquarters

Vauxhall Cross dominates the Vauxhall riverside. The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. It is immediately to the south-east of Vauxhall Bridge where six major roads converge, including the Albert Embankment which exits the Cross to the north, and which is the southernmost point of entry into the London congestion charge area. Vauxhall Bridge is a steel arched Bridge for road and foot traffic crossing the River Thames in a north-west south-east orientation between Lambeth Bridge The Albert Embankment is a stretch of the river bank on the south side of the River Thames in Central London. The London congestion charge is a fee for some motorists travelling within those parts of London designated as the Congestion Charge Zone (CCZ

Vauxhall Cross is the site of the central headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Service (more commonly referred to as MI6), which occupies offices built between 1989 and 1992 and commonly referred to as Vauxhall Cross. The SIS Building, also commonly known as the MI6 Building, is the headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Service (otherwise known as "MI6" The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. More recently, a large complex of apartments and offices has been built to the south of Vauxhall Bridge.

The MI6 building has featured in several James Bond films, initially filmed without permission but then condoned by then Foreign Secretary Robin Cook with his memorable "After all James Bond has done for Britain. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a member of the United Kingdom Government heading the Robert Finlayson Cook (28 February 1946 &ndash 6 August 2005 better known as " Robin Cook " was a Politician in the British Labour . . " quip. It is seen in GoldenEye, The World Is Not Enough (wherein it suffers a fictional terrorist attack that prefigured a genuine incident) and Die Another Day. GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the The World Is Not Enough is a 1999 film&mdashthe nineteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as Die Another Day is a 2002 film the 20th in the James Bond series, and the fourth and final film to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 The latter featured a fictional London Underground station, Vauxhall Cross, a supposedly closed stop on the Piccadilly Line now employed by MI6 as an extension to its HQ. The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire Vauxhall Cross is a fictional London England tube station shown in the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day. The Piccadilly line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark Blue on the Tube map. In fact, the Piccadilly Line does not come south of the river at all; only the Victoria Line passes anywhere nearby, and the secret entrance to the station shown in the film is on the east side of Westminster Bridge some considerable distance down river. Victoria Line train leaving depotjpg|thumb|right|300px|1967 Stock train leaving Northumberland Park Depot]] The Victoria line is part of the London Underground

The Vauxhall Cross transport interchange. The solar panels supply energy for 60% of the bus station's lighting. (October 2005)
The Vauxhall Cross transport interchange. The solar panels supply energy for 60% of the bus station's lighting. (October 2005)

Vauxhall Cross was described as "one of the most unpleasant road junctions in South London", in Nikolaus Pevsner's architectural guide to London. Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, ( January 30, 1902 &ndash August 18, 1983) was a German-born British scholar of Through 2002 to 2004 the Cross underwent a gradual redesign to accommodate a bus interchange linked to the Vauxhall mainline railway and tube stations, both of which are located to the south-eastern end of the cross. For the various theories on whether Vauxhall station may have given its name to the Russian word for railway station vokzal (Вокзал see the article on Work has involved design changes to traffic lanes, improved pedestrian and cycle crossings, refurbishment of walkways beneath the mainline railway viaduct, and the construction of a bus station, completed in December 2004 featuring an undulating steel-frame canopy and ribbed steel walls. An interesting feature of the canopy is a series of photoelectric cells generating electricity to offset the energy used by the bus station.

Gay Village

The Royal Vauxhall Tavern a well-known gay venue
The Royal Vauxhall Tavern a well-known gay venue

Vauxhall is home to an ever-increasing number of gay bars and nightclubs, such as Factory, Crash, Area, Orange (Fire), Megawoof, Barcode, The Hoist, South Central and the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, as well as other venues often holding special events for gay clubbers, such as Hidden, Club Colosseum and Renaissance Rooms. The aforementioned Royal Vauxhall Tavern dates back to at least the late 1800s, and was for many years a traditional English music hall and cabaret venue. In recent years the building has come under constant threat of buyout and demolition from property developers, as it stands alone on a prime piece of grassland adjacent to Vauxhall railway station. However, the pub was bought in 2004 by sympathetic owners who have announced, "business as usual".

Vauxhall was originally the home of the more underground gay clubs with the arrival of Crash in the 1990s. Over the years, more clubs and gay businesses have followed Crash's lead by opening up in the railway arches underneath the main line out of Waterloo Station. The burgeoning club scene and the lure of the more trendy railway arches have made Vauxhall a prime destination for businesses to open up in, including London's only exclusively gay gym (Paris Gym), another branch of Chariots (gay sauna) and Barcode (sister bar venue of the same name in Soho). This article is about an area of Manhattan, New York City. For the area in London UK see Soho. Another Soho based gay bar, Village Soho, has announced that it also intends to open a Vauxhall venue sometime in late 2007. The area is fast earning the nickname "Vauxhall Gay Village". A gay village (also known as a gay neighborhood or by the slang gayborhood) is an urban geographic location with generally recognized boundaries

Vauxhall has also become colloquially known as "Voho" (a consolidation of the names Vauxhall and Soho) within the gay community, due to the emergence of Vauxhall as a gay village after Soho, London's other main gay village in Westminster. The City of Westminster ( is a borough of London with city status.


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Vauxhall

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  1. an inner city area of Lambeth in South London
  2. a British motor car company, now part of General Motors
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