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Eltham House
Eltham ( ) is a district of southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is east-southeast of Charing Cross, and is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. The three wards of Eltham North, South and West have a total population of 35,459. 88,000 people live in Eltham. History Origins Eltham developed along part of the road from London to Maidstone, and lies almost due south of Woolwich. Mottingham, to the south, became part of the parish on the abolition of all extra-parochial areas, which were rare anomalies in the parish system. Eltham College and other parts of Mottingham were therefore not considered within Eltham's boundaries even before the 1860s. From the sixth century Eltham was in the ancient Lathe of Sutton at Hone. In the Domesday Book of 1086 its hundred was named ''Gren /vz'' (Greenwich), which by 1166 was renamed ''Blachehedfeld'' (Blackheath) because it had become the location of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eltham (UK Parliament Constituency)
Eltham ( ) is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency created in 1983 and represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 1997 by Clive Efford of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The seat approximately covers the southern half of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London. Boundaries 1983–1997: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Avery Hill, Coldharbour, Deansfield, Eltham Park, Herbert, Middle Park, New Eltham, Nightingale, Palace, Sherard, Sutcliffe, Tarn, and Well Hall. 1997–2010: As above less Nightingale, plus Plumstead Common, Shrewsbury, and Slade. 2010–present: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Coldharbour and New Eltham, Eltham North, Eltham South, Eltham West, Kidbrooke with Hornfair, Middle Park and Sutcliffe, and Shooters Hill. The constituency is in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London. Before 1983, a constituency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
