Nelsons London Bridge
55 Borough High Street
London, SE1 1NE
T: 020 7357 8564
F: 020 7357 8514
E: michael@nelsonslettings.com
Office Manager: Michael Lythgoe

Our London Bridge branch was opened in the summer of 2006, and was the second branch to open in the Nelsons group.  With over 20 years combined experience amongst our staff, you can be assured that all your property needs are in good hands.

Located on the busy road of Borough High Street, location is key to our growing success. We have rapidly gained a reputation as one of the most succesfull agents in the area...

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GUIDE TO LONDON BRIDGE -  Southwark is the area of London immediately south of London Bridge. It has been called The Borough since the 1550s, to contrast it with the neighbouring City, in later years to distinguish it from the larger Metropolitan Borough of Southwark and now to distinguish it from the much larger London Borough of Southwark.  

The core area of the Borough is virtually coterminous with the Guildable Manor. The Cathedral precinct and the Borough Market are often misleadingly described as being in Bankside and the Tooley Street area up to the St Saviour's Dockhead is also mistakenly described as part of Bermondsey , whereas they have always been part of Borough.

From the Norman period manorial organisation obtained through major lay and ecclesiastic magnates. Southwark still has vestiges of this because of the connection with the City of London. In 1327 the City acquired from Edward III the original ' vill of Southwark' and this was also described as "the borough". However, even at that period the term "Southwark" was used to describe much else on the Surrey bank of the Thames. References are made to both Bermondsey and Lambeth as being "in Southwark". It seems that the informal name for the original settlement arose to avoid confusion, the earliest reference to it as 'Guildable Manor' is in 1377 In common with much of the south bank of the Thames, The Borough has seen extensive regeneration in the last decade.

Declining light industry and factories have given way to residential development, shops, restaurants, galleries and bars. The area is in easy walking distance of the City and the West End. As such it has become a major business centre with many national and international corporations, professional practices and publishers locating to the area. These include London Bridge City, More London and the Pilar Piano Tower to be erected over London Bridge Station. To the north is the River Thames, London Bridge station and Southwark Cathedral. Borough Market is a well-developed visitor attraction and has grown in size. The adjacent units have been converted and form a gastronomic focus for London. Borough High Street runs roughly north to south from London Bridge towards Elephant and Castle.