Prince's ward is an administrative division of the

London Borough of Lambeth Lambeth () is a London boroughs, London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London. Its name was recorded in 1062 as ''Lambehitha'' ("landing place for lambs") and in 1255 as ''Lambeth''. The geographical centre of London ...

, England. It is located in the North of the borough, bounded by the

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on the west and

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Road on the east. It is made up of much of

Kennington Kennington is a district in south London, England. It is mainly within the London Borough of Lambeth, running along the boundary with the London Borough of Southwark, a boundary which can be discerned from the early medieval period between the ...

and

Vauxhall Vauxhall ( ) is a district in South West London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Vauxhall was part of Surrey until 1889 when the County of London was created. Named after a medieval manor, "Fox Hall", it became well known for ...

. Prince's ward is located in the Vauxhall parliamentary constituency and is one of four wards in the borough's

north Lambeth Lambeth () is a district in South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth, historically in the County of Surrey. It is situated south of Charing Cross. The population of the London Borough of Lambeth was 303,086 in 2011. The area ...

division. Prince's contains two schools: Archbishop Sumner Primary School, and Vauxhall Primary School. Prince's along with its neighbouring

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ward, is home to the buzzing night-time economy of Vauxhall, including the renowned Grade II listed, LGBT venue

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. Prince's is also the home of Vauxhall Gardens Estate Residents and Tenants Association
VGERTA
that represents 2,500 residents in Vauxhall Gardens Estate which is the biggest Residents and Tenants Association in Lambeth.

Local landmarks

Vauxhall City Farm Vauxhall City Farm is a city farm located in Vauxhall in the London Borough of Lambeth. The farm is run as a charity focusing on education, youth work, animal care and horticulture and is a centre for Riding for the Disabled. History Vauxha ...

, located in the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. *British Secret Intelligence Service,

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Headquarters, on Albert Embankment *Newport Street Gallery, home to

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's art collection *The City and Guilds of London Art School, one of the longest-established art colleges in the country, has been at Kennington Park Road since 1879 *The Cinema Museum on Dugard Way.

Lambeth Council elections

External links

Lambeth map of Prince's wardPrince's ward results on Lambeth websitePrince's website
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