Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London
Explore Southwark, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Southwark map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Southwark, London, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of London or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Southwark and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Southwark |
| Traditional County | London |
| Unitary Authority | Greater London |
| District / Borough | Southwark |
| Region | London |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.502755 |
| Longitude | -0.096821 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Southwark hums with the restless energy of a place where the ancient Thames mud meets the polished glass of modern commerce. It lies 0.8 miles south-south-west of City of London (from City of London: bearing 194°T, OS grid TQ 321 799). Beneath the modern skyline, the shadow of the past lingers in the low-slung, sturdy brickwork that defines the district. A quiet reverence for the stage persists here, anchored by the nearby Globe Theatre, where the ghost of Elizabethan drama still flickers in the afternoon light. Just a short walk away, the verdant calm of Redcross Gardens offers a singular, green reprieve from the relentless urban clamour. Southwark holds a peculiar duality, balancing the rustle of theatre curtains against the rhythmic clatter of trains departing from the nearby arches. This proximity to the river has long dictated its fortunes, shaping a landscape that values both the preservation of its timbered memories and the constant push toward the future. The air here carries the faint, metallic scent of the nearby railway lines, grounding the intellectual legacy of the district in the grit of contemporary industry.
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Explore Southwark, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.502755, -0.096821. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |