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Book Reviews MARTHA CARLIN, Medieval Southwark. The Hambledon Press, 1996, xxiii + 351 pages, 10 plans, 5 appendices, detailed bibliography, index. £38. Settlements lying in the shadow of the city of London have in the past been rather neglected: from a distance they are lumped in as part of 'London', while London's historians either ignore them, or consider them only as a sidelight on the city's his- tory. Recently, however, more interest has been shown in such settlements for their own sake, and Dr Carlin's detailed study tackles a suburb that became a thorn in the flesh of London, but remained free from serious interference or control by the City until 1550. She examines Southwark's history throughout the Middle Ages to the mid sixteenth century, starting with a chronological survey of the topography and growth of the different parts of the settled area, followed by accounts of the religious institutions and the five parishes of Southwark, administration at all levels from royal to manorial, population growth, occupations and the economy of the town, and responses to various urban problems such as sanitation and the need for public services. Though economic and social aspects form the bulk of the book, the administrative http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The London Journal: A Review of Metropolitan Society Past and Present Taylor & Francis

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Taylor & Francis
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© 1998 Maney Publishing
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1749-6322
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0305-8034
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10.1179/ldn.1998.23.1.67
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MARTHA CARLIN, Medieval Southwark. The Hambledon Press, 1996, xxiii + 351 pages, 10 plans, 5 appendices, detailed bibliography, index. £38. Settlements lying in the shadow of the city of London have in the past been rather neglected: from a distance they are lumped in as part of 'London', while London's historians either ignore them, or consider them only as a sidelight on the city's his- tory. Recently, however, more interest has been shown in such settlements for their own sake, and Dr Carlin's detailed study tackles a suburb that became a thorn in the flesh of London, but remained free from serious interference or control by the City until 1550. She examines Southwark's history throughout the Middle Ages to the mid sixteenth century, starting with a chronological survey of the topography and growth of the different parts of the settled area, followed by accounts of the religious institutions and the five parishes of Southwark, administration at all levels from royal to manorial, population growth, occupations and the economy of the town, and responses to various urban problems such as sanitation and the need for public services. Though economic and social aspects form the bulk of the book, the administrative

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