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Middle Park, London
Middle Park is an estate located in the Eltham district of the Royal Borough of Greenwich The Royal Borough of Greenwich (, , or ) is a London borough in southeast Greater London. The London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. The new borough covered the former area of the Metropolitan Borough .... References Districts of the Royal Borough of Greenwich Areas of London Eltham Housing estates in the Royal Borough of Greenwich {{London-geo-stub ...
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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 ...
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Hither Green
Hither Green is a district in south-east London, England, in the London Borough of Lewisham. It forms the southern part of Lewisham, 6.6 miles (10.6 km) south-east of Charing Cross, and on the Prime Meridian. Growing extensively with the arrival of the railways, Hither Green is characterised by late 19th and early 20th century Victorian and Edwardian domestic architecture, most notably the Corbett Estate. The railway runs through the centre of the area, which divides Hither Green into an "east side" focused on Staplehurst Road, and a "west side" focused on Hither Green Lane and Springbank Road. The lane dates back to Roman times and runs between the Quaggy and Ravensbourne rivers. From 1978 to 1998 Hither Green was the name of the electoral ward that covered the area – since 2002 the local ward that covers most of Hither Green is Lewisham Central. The parliamentary constituency is Lewisham East. The area is known for the 1967 Hither Green rail crash, in wh ...
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Districts Of The Royal Borough Of Greenwich
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dist ...
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Coldharbour, Greenwich
Coldharbour is an area of South East Greater London, London and post-war housing estate within the Royal Borough of Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greenwich. It is located to the south of Eltham and north of Chislehurst. History Coldharbour Farm The area on which the estate now stands was a farm referred to as 'Merry Fields' in a 1761 map of Kent. By 1769, the farm was known as Coldharbour and consisted of a small holding and two farm buildings opposite the entrance to Elmstead Lane, on what is now Speke Hill. The first farm bailiff for Coldharbour recorded in census records was Thomas Blanche in 1851, with labourers and shepherds living on the site. By 1861, Ephraim Jackson was the farm bailiff, living with his wife, children and three dairy labourers. He held this position until 1891, during which time the farm had expanded with various farmhands and milkmen living in the farm buildings and surrounding cottages. Following Ephraim's retirement in 1891, the brothers Richard a ...
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Elmstead, London
Elmstead is a residential district in south-east London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley and the historic county of Kent. It is located north-east of Bromley. History Toponymy The name is recorded in 1320 as ''Elmsted'' and means 'place where elm trees grow'. The name was shared with Elmstead Place mansion and the woodland of Elmstead Wood. After the local railway station opened it took the name Elmstead Woods. Geography Elmstead Wood has public access from Elmstead Lane and other locations. It lies on the Green Chain walk. It is adjacent to Sundridge Park Golf Club. Elmstead Pit, opposite the railway station, is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which has important fossils from the Eocene epoch 50 million years ago. Nearby areas Elmstead borders Mottingham to the north and north east, Chislehurst to the east and south east, Bickley to the south, Sundridge to the south west and west and Grove Park to the north west. Transport Rail Elms ...
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Chinbrook
Chinbrook is an area of south east London, England, located southeast of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Lewisham. Chinbrook lies between Grove Park and Mottingham, approximately half a mile east of Grove Park centre and is generally considered part of Grove Park. Most of Chinbrook including the main crossroads falls within the London Borough of Lewisham and under the postcode district , although immediately northeast from the crossroads is the border with the London Borough of Bromley and the postcode district. The River Quaggy flows northward through Chinbrook and forms part of the borough and postal boundaries there.Streetmap.co.uk map of area showing boundaries


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Mottingham
Mottingham is a district of south-east London, England, which straddles the border of both the London Borough of Bromley and the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is located south of Eltham, southeast of Charing Cross. It is within the historic county of Kent. History Toponymy The earliest records of Mottingham are from 862 AD when it was recorded as ''Modingahema'', which means the land of Moda's people and is commonly interpreted as "the proud place". In William Henry Ireland's 1830 work ''England's Topographer: Or A New and Complete History of the County of Kent Volume 4'', he writes In the seventeenth century Thomas Fuller recorded in ''The Worthies of England'' a curious incident that happened on 4 August 1585: The cause of the incident, referred to as a "marvellous accident" at the time, was then unknown, and it is likely that a sinkhole had developed. The area is well coursed with streams, both above and below ground, and the collapse or shifting of subsoil migh ...
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Whitefoot
Whitefoot is an wards of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is located south-east of Charing Cross, and is north of Downham, south of Catford, west of Grove Park, Lewisham, Grove Park, and east of Bellingham, London, Bellingham. It is long east to west following Whitefoot Lane, the local main road, making it about at its longest point. Whitefoot is also on the Prime Meridian. Part of the South Eastern Main Line railway between Hither Green railway station, Hither Green and Grove Park railway station, Grove Park stations marks the whole eastern border of the ward. The western border is marked partly by some of the Catford Loop Line, between Bellingham railway station, Bellingham and Beckenham Hill railway station, Beckenham Hill stations, and small parts of two A roads, South End Lane (A2218 road) and Bromley Road (A21 road (England), A21 road). Although railway lines make much of the wards boundaries, no train stations are located within W ...
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Grove Park, Lewisham
Grove Park is a district of South East London, England within the London Borough of Lewisham. It is located north east of Bromley and south east of Lewisham. Known for its green spaces, Grove Park is flanked by the Grove Park Nature Reserve and Northbrook Park, and Downham Fields to the west, Horn Park to the East, as well as Chinbrook Meadows, Kings Meadow and Sundridge Park to the south. As well as these there are various sports grounds and fields. Name and Toponomy There was a farm named ''Grove Farm'', where ''Sometrees Avenue'' is now located, around north of Grove Park railway station. ''Grove Farm'' appeared named on maps from at least 1870, and it is thought this farm gave its name to ''Grove Park railway station'', ''Grove Park Road'', the road built to join Grove Park to Mottingham, and also gave its name to Grove Park itself. It is presumed the word "Grove" in the place name was simply derived from a grove of trees that existed in the area. Grove Park railway sta ...
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New Eltham
New Eltham is an area of south east London, in the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley. It lies south east of Eltham and north west of Sidcup. History New Eltham is a largely residential suburb of Greater London developed on former farmland to the south of Eltham in and around the small hamlet and crossroads of Pope Street, centred around what is today Avery Hill Road. On the main building of Wyborne School (Footscray Road) there is a sign clearly identifying it as "Pope Street" School, built in 1904. New Eltham railway station was opened as Pope Street Station in April 1878, twelve years after the opening of the Dartford Loop Line. The station was renamed New Eltham in 1886 although Pope Street was retained as a suffix until 1927. In 1974 the bridge (crossing the railway line) at Avery Hill Road was widened to allow buses to cross it. This replaced a narrow iron bridge which only had a separate path on one side for pedestrians. The Beehive public house was rebuilt in 18 ...
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Avery Hill
Avery Hill is an area of South East London mainly within Royal Borough of Greenwich, and with some parts in the London Borough of Bexley. It is located east of Eltham and north west of Sidcup. It is believed that the area is named after an aviary formerly located in the area.Willey, Russ. ''Chambers London Gazetter'', p 15-16. Avery Hill House Avery Hill House was a palatial dwelling built by John Thomas North who had made his fortune in the sodium nitrate trade in Chile.Whitehead, Maurice. ''History of Education Quarterly'' 31, no. 1 (1991): 144-46. Accessed 6 July 2020. doi:10.2307/368811. Seonline summary and excerpt/ref> Following North's death the house was acquired by the London County Council in July 1902 and its grounds extended to create Avery Hill Park in 1903. In 1906 North's house became Avery Hill College of Education, later incorporating two neighbouring buildings. Within a year of its foundation, the residential college had become the largest of LCC's training col ...
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Catford
Catford is a district in south east London, England, and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Lewisham. It is southwest of Lewisham itself, mostly in the Rushey Green (ward), Rushey Green and Catford South Ward (electoral subdivision), wards. The population of Catford, including the Bellingham, London neighbourhood, was 44,905 as of 2011. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. History Toponymy The name most likely derives from the place where cattle Ford (crossing), crossed the river River Ravensbourne, Ravensbourne in Anglo-Saxon times. It is also speculated that the name originates from wild cats using the river crossing. Catford covers most of SE postcode area, SE6 postcode district. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Governance Catford is covered by the Rushey Green (ward), Rushey Green and Catford South wards in the London Borough of Lewisham. It also m ...
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