Loughborough Junction

Loughborough Junction is an area of South London, in the London Borough of Lambeth, which is located between Brixton, Camberwell and Herne Hill. It is centred on a junction consisting of nine railway bridges, six of which can be seen at once from the centre of the junction. HistoryToponymyThe name "Loughborough Junction" relates to the railway junction immediately to the north of the station of the same name, where spurs diverge from the north–south line that forms the Wimbledon Loop part of the Thameslink network, to connect with the east–west South London Line. The section of the South London Line which passes through Loughborough Junction is one of the major cross-London rail freight routes, carrying traffic from the Channel Tunnel and the ports of the Thames Estuary to destinations west and north of London. GovernanceLoughborough Junction is situated in two wards, Brixton Coldharbour and Herne Hill. The 2014 council elections saw the Labour Party win 5 out of the 6 Seats up for election, with the Green Party finishing as the runners up in both wards, gauging 28% in Herne Hill and 21% in Coldharbour. The Coldharbour ward houses the Angell Town estate, which is notorious for high levels of gun and knife crime. It also takes in parts of Brixton Town which is significantly more wealthy with more semi-detached houses, rather than Tower Blocks.

Loughborough Junction is an area of South London, in the London Borough of Lambeth, which is located between Brixton, Camberwell and Herne Hill. It is centred on a junction consisting of nine railway bridges, six of which can be seen at once from the centre of the junction. HistoryToponymyThe name "Loughborough Junction" relates to the railway junction immediately to the north of the station of the same name, where spurs diverge from the north–south line that forms the Wimbledon Loop part of the Thameslink network, to connect with the east–west South London Line. The section of the South London Line which passes through Loughborough Junction is one of the major cross-London rail freight routes, carrying traffic from the Channel Tunnel and the ports of the Thames Estuary to destinations west and north of London. GovernanceLoughborough Junction is situated in two wards, Brixton Coldharbour and Herne Hill. The 2014 council elections saw the Labour Party win 5 out of the 6 Seats up for election, with the Green Party finishing as the runners up in both wards, gauging 28% in Herne Hill and 21% in Coldharbour. The Coldharbour ward houses the Angell Town estate, which is notorious for high levels of gun and knife crime. It also takes in parts of Brixton Town which is significantly more wealthy with more semi-detached houses, rather than Tower Blocks.