Few suburbs can boast being named after a pub, but that's exactly how Camberwell came to be. Publican George Eastaway's fond memory of Camberwell Green in London was the reason he named his new licenced premises Camberwell Inn in 1853.

The place now known as Camberwell covers a much smaller area than the ancient parish, and it is bound on the north by Walworth; on the south by East Dulwich and Herne Hill; to the west by Kennington; and on the east by Peckham.