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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…

Deptford, Lewisham/Greenwich A historic Thames-side settle­ment, situated west of Greenwich Deptford’s existence was first mentioned in 1293 – when it was called Depeford. The ‘deep…

Isle 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…

Abbey 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…

Shooters Hill, Greenwich The ancient woodland of Shooters Hill and its accom­pa­nying resi­den­tial locality lie between Plumstead and Eltham, while the road of the same…

…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,…

Charlton 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…