Editing London Borough of Southwark (section)

==Civic affairs==

===Coat of arms===
The two supporters on the coat of arms are, on the left, an Elizabethan player dressed to play [[Prince Hamlet|Hamlet]], indicating the theatrical heritage of the area, and the youth on the right side is the Esquire from [[Chaucer]]'s ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]''. The coat of arms is an amalgam of elements of the three constituent Metropolitan Boroughs arms. The chequered band represents the three boroughs together. The cross was a common feature of Southwark and Camberwell. The well in the centre of the shield is a '[[Canting arms|canting]]' reference to Camberwell and the [[Charge (heraldry)#Plants|cinquefoil]]s represent the Dulwich area of Camberwell, while the ship on the top left refers to the maritime history of Bermondsey and was part of the Rotherhithe insignia. The rose on the right is from the Southwark arms where it represented St Saviour's parish, i.e. the cathedral.

===Twinning===
Southwark is [[Town twinning|twinned]] with:

* [[Langenhagen]], Germany
* [[Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine]], France
* [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], USA<ref name="dept">[http://www.cambridgema.gov/deptann.cfm?story_id=1597 "A Message from the Peace Commission: Information on Cambridge's Sister Cities,"] 15 February 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.</ref><ref name="thompson">Richard Thompson. [http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/10/12/looking_to_strengthen_family_ties_with_sister_cities/?page=full "Looking to strengthen family ties with 'sister cities',"] ''Boston Globe'', 12 October 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.</ref>

===Freedom of the Borough===
The following people and military units have received the [[Freedom of the Borough]] of Southwark.

{{Incomplete list|date=July 2020}}

===Individuals===
* [[Lance Sergeant]] [[Johnson Beharry]]: 12 May 2012.
* [[Sir Michael Caine]]: 12 May 2012.
* [[Tessa Jowell|Dame Tessa Jowell]]: 12 May 2012.
* [[Harriet Harman]] : 12 May 2012.
* [[Sir Simon Hughes]]: 12 May 2012.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/760/sir_michael_caine_receives_freedom_of_the_borough_of_southwark|title=Sir Michael Caine receives Freedom of the Borough of Southwark &#124; Southwark Council|date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190602/http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/760/sir_michael_caine_receives_freedom_of_the_borough_of_southwark|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/southwarkcouncil/7196120212/|title=Freedom of the Borough presentation at St. George's Cathedral, Southwark|date=12 May 2012|via=Flickr}}</ref>

===Military units===
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/1253/freedom_of_southwark_to_be_bestowed_on_local_military_units_and_regiments|title=Latest News Southwark Council|website=www.southwark.gov.uk}}</ref>
* 256 (City of London) Field Hospital (Volunteers): 30 June 2013.
* [[Royal Marines Reserve|The Royal Marines Reserve (City of London)]]: 30 June 2013.
* [[London Irish Rifles|D Company]] The [[London Regiment (1993)|London Regiment]]: 30 June 2013.
* 2nd Battalion The [[Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment]].