Southwark is a district of central London. Southwark's name means "southern defensive work" in Old English, and it forms one of the oldest parts of the city. The borough of Southwark was created around 886 as the old Roman city of Londinium was reoccupied, and Southwark was fortified to defend the bridge and the City of London to the north. In 1066, William the Conqueror burned Southwark to the ground after failing to take London by storm. During the later Middle Ages, Southwark developed further, and it became renowned for its inns and prisons; its Tabard inn became a popular starting point for pilgrimages to Saint Thomas Becket's shrine in Canterbury. After the construction of the London and Greenwich Railway in 1836, Southwark was urbanized, and the first deep-level underground tube line in London opened in 1890, providing more rail service for Southwark. In 2016, Southwark had a population of 313,200 people. During the 2010s, it was a Labor Party stronghold.
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