Our 'area of benefit' - Lambeth, an inner area of London

Lambeth is one of a ring of fourteen local authorities which constitute Inner London. It measures seven miles north to south, and about two and a half miles east to west.

It is one of the most densely populated inner London boroughs, with a population of around 269,100 (Source: ONS 2005 Mid-Year Estimate). Based on the 2001 Census, 38% of Lambeth's population are from ethnic minorities, the seventh highest figure for a London borough. Roughly 150 languages are spoken in the borough and after English the main languages spoken are Portuguese, Yoruba, French, and Spanish.

The area is rich in history and to be found amongst its residents are extremes of wealth and poverty.

 

In 1667 Edmund Walcot left property and money for the relief of the 'poor of Lambeth'. Lambeth was then smaller than it is today, and centred on the parish church of St Mary-at-Lambeth.

Today, our work covers the area administered by the London Borough of Lambeth.

Our grants are made only to people resident in Lambeth or to organisations serving them.

External links
Lambeth social history 1801-2001
Wikipedia on Lambeth
Lambeth statistics
Lambeth Council site