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Brixton history
Toponymy
The name Brixton is thought to originate from Brixistane, meaning the stone of Brixi, a Saxon lord . The location of the stone is unknown but it is believed to be at the top of Brixton Hill, at a road known as Bristow or Brixton Causeway .
Until the mid-19th century
Brixton marks the rise from the marshes in the north of the ancient parish of Lambeth up to the hills of Upper Norwood and Streatham . The main roads were connected through a network of medieval country lanes, such as Acre Lane, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton Water Lane and Lyham Road, formerly Black Lane .
Victorian expansion
London’s sewerage system was built during the mid-19th century . It incorporated flows from the River Effra into its ‘high-level interceptor sewer’, also known as Effra sewer .
Before World War II
Brixton was the shopping capital of south London in the 1920s . It housed the largest shopping centre in south London at the time, as well as cinemas, pubs and a theatre . Today, Brixton Road is the main shopping area, fusing into Brixton Market .
1948: The Windrush generation
In the 1940s and 1950s, many immigrants, particularly from the West Indies and Ireland, settled in Brixton . In the 1950s and 1960s, Brixton was one of the most popular areas in London .
1980s: Riots after police actions and Scarman Report
Brixton was the scene of riots in April 1981 at a time when Brixton underwent deep social and economic problems . The Metropolitan Police began Operation Swamp 81 at the beginning of April, aimed at reducing street crime . Within five days almost 1,000 people were stopped and searched under this law . The riot resulted in almost 279 injuries to police and 45 injuries to members of the public .
1990s: Nail bombing
John Major’s childhood roots in Brixton were used in a campaign poster leading up to the 1992 election . “What does the Conservative Party offer a working class kid from Brixton? They made him Prime Minister.”
2000s: Regeneration vs Gentrification
Brixton has hosted a regular farmers’ market on Station Road, as well as Pop-up restaurants and pop-up shops . Some believe the area has slowly undergone a process of gentrification since the 1990s . Others argue that the area is undergoing exciting regeneration .
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