About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 78. Chapters: UK locations with ethnic minority-majority populations, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, City of Westminster, London Borough of Brent, Brixton, Stockwell, London Borough of Hackney, London Borough of Newham, London Borough of Harrow, New Malden, Peckham, Chinatown, London, List of English districts by ethnic diversity, Moss Side, Chapeltown, West Yorkshire, Toxteth, Lists of UK locations with large ethnic minority populations, Handsworth, West Midlands, Aston, Little Horton, Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom, Cheetham Hill, Chinatown, Liverpool, Rusholme, Longsight, Sparkbrook, Bordesley Green, Washwood Heath, Nechells, Glodwick, Tiger Bay, Westwood, Greater Manchester, Chinatown, Manchester, Lockwood, West Yorkshire, Soho, West Midlands, Handsworth Wood, Savile Town, Foleshill, Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire, Manningham, Bradford, Alum Rock, Birmingham, Springfield, Birmingham, Chinese Quarter, Birmingham, Batley Carr, Lozells, Thornton Lodge, Little Portugal, London, Bradford Moor. Excerpt: Brixton is a district in south London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is 3.8 miles (6.1 km) south south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Brixton is predominantly residential with a prominent street market and substantial retail sector. It is a multiethnic community, with around 24 percent of Brixton's population being of African and Caribbean descent, giving rise to Brixton as the unofficial capital of the British African-Caribbean community. Brixton is in Inner-South London and is bordered by Stockwell, Clapham, Streatham, Camberwell, Tulse Hill and Herne Hill. Brixton houses the main offices of the London Borough of Lambeth. Ashby's Mill, Brixton, also known as Brixton Windmill in 1864The name Brixton is thought to originate from Bri...