Brixton Hill

Brixton Hill is the name given to a 1km section of road between Brixton and Streatham Hill in south London, England. It slopes downhill towards central London.

Brixton Hill and Streatham Hill form part of the traditional main London to Brighton road (A23). The road follows the line of a Roman Road which diverges from Stane Street near Kennington, and led south from the capital Londinium to another port on the south coast.

History

Prior to the late 19th century, the road was known as Brixton (or Bristow) Causeway On the eastern side of the road, a series of tree lined open spaces and front gardens are part of Rush Common — an area of common land which although it is subject to protection under an Act of Parliament of 1811, has seen some incursions for building.

The name Brixton Hill has subsequently been given to the residential areas on both sides of the road, and since 2002, it has also been the name of an electoral ward of the London Borough of Lambeth.

Brixton Hill was once served by a regular tram service. It remains one of the busiest corridors for bus transport in Greater London. The old tram depot, designed by London County Council Tramways' architect G. Topham Forest, had a capacity of 30 tramscite book | title = The Moving Metropolis: The History of London's Transport Since 1800 | last = Taylor & Green | date = 2001 | publisher = Laurence King Publishing | isbn = 1856693260] and can be found on the Brixton side of Christchurch Road, still with tram rails flowing into the entrance.

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