Thamesmead
Thamesmead, Greenwich/Bexley Once dubbed the ‘town of the twenty-first century’ Thamesmead is a vast housing estate, with some peripheral industry, situated on former marshland between…
Read MoreThamesmead, Greenwich/Bexley Once dubbed the ‘town of the twenty-first century’ Thamesmead is a vast housing estate, with some peripheral industry, situated on former marshland between…
Read MoreIsle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets An 800-acre tongue of land jutting into the Thames opposite Deptford and Greenwich, now dominated by the gleaming towers of…
Read MoreWestcombe Park, Greenwich Situated west of Charlton and north of Kidbrooke, Westcombe Park is in character an extension of Blackheath and Greenwich The manor of…
Read MoreAbbey Wood, Greenwich/Bexley A hitherto unfashionable locality situated south of Thamesmead, now boosted by the arrival of the Elizabeth line (Crossrail) Abbey Wood is named…
Read MoreShooters Hill, Greenwich The ancient woodland of Shooters Hill and its accompanying residential locality lie between Plumstead and Eltham, while the road of the same…
Read MoreElverson Road, Lewisham A residential street in St Johns, north Lewisham, and a station on the borough’s border with Greenwich By 1371 this locality was…
Read More…name Simplified pronunciation Phonemic transcription Notes and comments Agar Town AY-gar town ˈeɪɡɑ: taʊn Aldersgate ALL-dəz-gate ˈɔːldəzɡeɪt Aldwych ALL-dwitch ˈɔːldwɪtʃ Unlike Dulwich, Greenwich and Woolwich,…
Read MoreCharlton Village, Greenwich The old centre of Charlton, as opposed to the much larger and newer suburb that has since engulfed it St Luke’s church…
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