To the south-west, and overlooking the Green, is a parade of shops including banks and restaurants. The Green is recorded in surveys and accounts of the manor of Camberwell and vestry of Southwark as common land, meaning owned by the lord of the manor but subject to grazing and other rights of local residents. It was bought by Camberwell Parish Vestry in the late 19th century to protect it from development.
Southwest of there is a row of shops that includes banks and restaurants. The Green, noted in surveys and accounts concerning the manor of Camberwell and the vestry of Southwark as common land (owned by the lord but with grazing rights for locals), was purchased by Camberwell Parish Vestry in the late 19th century to prevent development.