Charlton is an area of southeast London, England, in the

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. It is east of

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and west of

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, on the south bank of the

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, southeast of Charing Cross. An ancient parish in the county of

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, it became part of the metropolitan area of London in 1855 and is home to Charlton Athletic F.C. and

Charlton House Charlton House is a Jacobean building in Charlton, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London. Originally it was a residence for a nobleman associated with the Stuart royal family. It later served as a wartime hospital, then ...

History

Toponymy

Charlton is recorded in the 1086

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as ''Cerletone''. It is formed from

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' ceorl' and 'tūn' and means 'farmstead of the freemen or peasants'. It is a common English placename and the parish was also known as Charlton next Woolwich to distinguish it from Charlton by Dover. During the 19th century the riverside portion of the area became known as

New Charlton Charlton Riverside, previously known as New Charlton, is the area along the south bank of the river Thames at Charlton, London, which forms part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It was formerly a primarily industrial zone, known for the glass a ...

Middle Ages

Charlton is assessed in the

of 1086 at one "sulung", which is commonly held to have been the equivalent of two hides. In 1086 it was in the

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of Gundulf, bishop of Rochester, but in 1066 it had been held from the king as two estates, by two brothers, named Godwine and Alweard. Though assessed at only one sulung, it had a slightly higher value than might be expected, at £7, both in 1066 and in 1086. A church dedicated to St Luke is recorded in the village as early as 1077, although no trace of the medieval building survives.St Luke's Church - Greenwich
In 1093, the manor of Charlton was given to Bermondsey Abbey by Bishop

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of Lincoln. In 1268, the Abbey was granted a Monday market at Charlton, as well as an annual fair of three days, centred on Trinity Sunday, the eighth Sunday after Easter.

Renaissance

Garden House outside Charlton House (02)

Between 1607 and 1612,

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, tutor to

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, eldest son of

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, had a new manor house,

, built in the village. The Jacobean mansion by architect John Thorpe was never used by the prince, who died in 1612. On the northern edge of the house's garden is a mulberry tree planted in 1608 by order of King James in an effort to cultivate silkworms. On the death of Sir Adam, his executors Peter Newton and

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were charged to rebuild St Luke's Church.

Early Modern

The manor was subsequently acquired by the colonial administrator

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, who is buried in the parish church. Upon his death without issue in 1715, his possessions in Charlton and Hampstead passed to the

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, and subsequently to the

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. In the early 18th century, Charlton was described by Daniel Defoe as: The Horn Fair (or Charlton Fair) was held regularly on 18 October each year, and retained its reputation for lawlessness; in 1833, for example, police arrested a swindler who had cheated several artillerymen. In 1857, following the abolition of nearby Greenwich Fair, Charlton Fair was described in the ''

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'' as "more like a carnival of the very worst and most vulgar class than any fair in the country." The Horn Fair was abolished, along with the livestock fairs of nearby Blackheath, by order of Henry Austin Bruce, the reforming

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, in 1872. In the early nineteenth century,

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, the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated, was buried at St Luke's church; Perceval's wife having been a member of the Maryon-Wilson family. In 1843, Charlton was the site of the death and burial of murdered civil servant

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, whose assassination led to the establishment of the M'Naghten Rules for legal insanity.

Industrialisation

The flat land adjoining the Thames at

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has been a significant industrial area since Victorian times. The establishment of

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centred on Charlton Pier, and led to a number of serious fires in the area in the mid 19th century. A notable establishment was the

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Telegraph Works (although largely in the parish of Woolwich) opened in 1863, which manufactured two new transatlantic cables in the 1880s, and contributed to

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in World War 2. It was in this industrialised area that Charlton Athletic F.C. was established in 1905, before moving a short distance to The Valley in 1919.

20th century

From 1903 to 1913, the Italian writer

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lived in a house on Charlton Church Lane which now bears a blue plaque in his honour. He had arrived there in his capacity as a director in a

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firm selling high-quality underwater paint for ships, on whose behalf he established a factory in Charlton's Anchor and Hope Lane, fulfilling a big contract with the British

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. The non-ferrous foundry of J. Stone & Co moved to Charlton from Deptford in 1917, and produced 22,000 propellers for the

during

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(its products being fitted to battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers and numerous smaller vessels), plus propellers and water-tight doors for RMS ''Queen Mary'', RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' and Royal Yacht ''Britannia''. In 1963 Stone's marine propeller business merged with Manganese Bronze (also originally founded in Deptford, in 1882, before relocating to

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and then

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in 1941) and manufacture moved to Birkenhead. Stone Foundries still operates at Charlton, in a plant established in 1939 to produce aluminium and magnesium light alloy castings mainly for the aircraft industry, and production of nails and rivets continues at nearby Stone Fasteners. The estates surrounding Charlton House were gradually broken up, and once the Maryon-Wilson family died out in 1925, the surviving open spaces were converted into public parks, two of which bear the family name. The house itself became the property of the local authority (currently the

) and is used as a library and community centre.

Maryon Park Maryon Park is an urban public park located in Charlton in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is situated on the A206 south of the Thames Barrier. There is access from Woolwich Road, Charlton Lane and Thorntree Road. It is part of the Maryon Wil ...

was used as the filming location for the pivotal murder scene in Michelangelo Antonioni's film ''

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'' (1966).

Local government

Charlton has formed part of the London Borough of Greenwich (now the

) since its formation in 1965. Prior to that it was the easternmost part of the

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, which succeeded the Lee, formerly Plumstead, District in 1900. Before the passage of the

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, Charlton was a

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in its own right. Within the borough, Charlton is mainly covered by the ward of the same name. Charlton's riverside areas are part of the Woolwich Riverside ward, which also includes Woolwich Dockyard and Arsenal. Charlton has had only

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councillors since 1971, while Woolwich Riverside has been Labour-controlled since its creation in 2002. In the Westminster parliament, Charlton is covered by the

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constituency, which has been represented by

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since 2015. In the London Assembly, Charlton falls within the Greenwich and Lewisham constituency, which has been represented by Labour's

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since its creation in 2000.

Geography

The centre of Charlton, known as Charlton Village, lies on the edge of high ground about 7 miles east-south-east of central London, on the B210. West of the village the main road is called Charlton Road, and to the east, Charlton Park Road; the road itself is called 'The Village' in the village centre. A preserved model K2

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stands on Charlton Road. A minor road called Charlton Church Lane leads north down the hill from St Luke's Church to the station and the

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. Beyond the railway line lies the more heavily industrial riverside area referred to as

or Charlton Riverside. Charlton is also home to several parks of varying features, namely

, Maryon Wilson Park, Hornfair Park, named in reference to the old Horn Fair, and Charlton Park, which is largely made up of sports pitches or playing fields. Adjoining Maryon Park is the

Gilbert's Pit Gilbert's Pit is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Charlton in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It was notified in 1985 and was formerly known as Charlton Sand Pit. It is a Geological Conservation Review site. It is also part ...

Site of Special Scientific Interest, which was formerly a major site of sand extraction.Gilbert's Pit noticeboard
Most of the parks lie in the area once covered by Hanging Wood. The architecture of Charlton is diverse, offering an insight into how different parts of the area were built up, as it evolved from a Thames-side village into the London suburb that it is today. Charlton gave its name to

, and has links with the classic architect Inigo Jones, a street being named after him. Other streets in Charlton named after prominent figures or places include Montcalm, Henry, Prince of Wales, Canberra, and Kashmir. There are four main pubs within the vicinity of Charlton Village, including The Bugle Horn, a late 17th-century coaching inn. A major landmark on the north side of the village is The Valley stadium, home to Charlton Athletic F.C. since 1919. New Charlton is the site of the southern end of the

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, including the Barrier's main operational area and visitor centre. In 2013, a

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named Royal Greenwich UTC opened its campus nearby, under the auspices of the

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. It is now a free school called Royal Greenwich Trust School. The nearest areas are

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, North Greenwich, Plumstead,

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and

Demography

According to the 2011 UK census, the population of the Charlton ward was 14,385. 52.4% of the population was White and from a mainland British or Northern Irish background; the next largest ethnic groups were Black African (10.6%) and White (Other) (9.3%). The population included people of every British and Irish national identity except Cornish. 81.8% of residents spoke English as a first language; of the remainder, the greatest proportion spoke Nepalese.Charlton ward profile - Ward profiles - Downloads - Greenwich
/ref> 47.2% of the population were Christians and 29.1% had no religion; 8.4% stated no religion, and the next largest religious group was Muslims with 6.8% of the population. Of 5,739 households in the ward, 1,796 (31.3%) contained no adults in employment. Out of an active workforce of 6,698 people, 11.8% worked in wholesale, retail or auto repair; 11.4% in education, and 11.4% in health and social care. 22.8% of those employed worked in professional occupations 42.95 of people in the ward were aged 20–44.

Economy

Stone Lake retail park, Charlton - geograph

Charlton Village retains a number of traditional businesses including an ironmonger. However, a much larger shopping area is located in New Charlton, to the north, including the Greenwich Shopping Park, the Peninsula Retail Park and Stone Lake Retail Park. A new

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superstore opened in 2015 between Woolwich Road and Bugsby's Way. This new store replaced the

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branch, itself less than 15 years old and hailed at the time of its opening as a 'supermarket of the future'. Sainsbury's also has a large distribution centre in New Charlton; it was rebuilt and expanded in 2012 and re-opened by deputy prime minister

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in 2013. New Charlton is also home to the area's surviving heavy industry. In the 19th century the area was dominated by a large

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and other maritime businesses. In recent years marine aggregates have predominated, including the major facility at

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which incorporates the former Christie's Wharf site. Until the 19th century, mineral extraction was a major local industry. The Valley stadium stands on the site of a large chalk pit, while

once supplied central London with most of its sand for domestic use. Gilbert's Pit is the only remnant of this industry which has not been built over.

Religious sites

Southeast View of the Church of Saint Luke, Charlton (01)

The first recorded place of worship in Charlton is St Luke's Church, originally a chalk and flint building known to have existed in the 11th century. Rebuilt in the Jacobean style in 1630, it is now the parish church of a

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parish in the Modern Catholic tradition. The building was expanded with a new organ chamber and

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in 1840, and new vestries in 1956. The church is

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as grade 2*, indicating a structure of 'more than special interest'. It is the burial place of several generations of the lords of the manor of Charlton, and of murdered British prime minister

. A second Anglican church, dedicated to St Thomas, and known as St Thomas Old Charlton, was built in 1848–50. Designed in the Romanesque style by architect Joseph Gwilt and his son John Sebastian Gwilt, it was consecrated on 31 July 1850. It is currently shared between the Anglican parish based at St Lukes and the

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congregation of St Thomas the Apostle; the building is grade II listed. A third Anglican church, dedicated to the Holy

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, was built in New Charlton in 1894, designed by John Rowland. It was listed in 1973, but was declared redundant in 1974 and demolished in 1975 to be replaced by a block of flats. The Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of Grace was established by the Assumptionists Order. They settled in Charlton in 1903 after being expelled from France in 1900 due to suppression of Holy Orders. The first nuns moved into Highcombe and set up a mission in Charlton. The current church was built in 1905 and celebrated its centenary on 17 September 2005 with a concelebrated ecumenical mass, led by Archbishop

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and parish priest, Fr. Michael Leach. The church has strong historic links with the Irish community in south east London which are evident in the statue of Saint Patrick on display inside. The current presbytery was once the home of

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(1812–1902), the eminent 19th century engineer, who designed St Pancras railway station and for whom English Heritage have erected a blue plaque in recognition; it is also grade II listed. Other churches in the area include Charlton Tabernacle of the New Testament Church of God on Charlton Church Lane; the Anglican church of St Richard; a United Reformed Church on Wyndcliff Road; and several evangelical free churches in and around New Charlton. Charlton also has a small mosque providing services for men and women in the

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Sufi tradition.

Transport

London Buses

Charlton is served by London Buses routes 53, 54, 161,

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, 380,

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, 486 and N1.

London Underground

The nearest station is North Greenwich on the

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National Rail

The nearest station is Charlton for

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services towards Barnehurst railway station, Barnehurst, Crayford railway station, Crayford, Dartford railway station, Dartford, Gillingham railway station (Kent), Gillingham, Cannon Street railway station, London Cannon Street and Charing Cross railway station, London Charing Cross and Govia Thameslink Railway services to north Kent, as well as services to St Pancras railway station, St Pancras, St Albans City railway station, St Albans City, Luton railway station, Luton and Luton Airport railway station, Luton Airport.

Road network

Charlton is located between the

to the north and the A207 road, A207 to the south. The A102 road, southern approach of the Blackwall Tunnel crossing of the

is located to the west, while the South Circular Road, London, South Circular Road lies some way to the east. A Metropolitan Police car pound is located in west Charlton, off Eastcombe Avenue.Charlton and Perivale pounds
, Metropolitan Police. Retrieved: 1 July 2021.

Sport

* Charlton is best known as the home of Charlton Athletic F.C. The club plays at The Valley (a former chalk pit) situated to the north of the village, close to the main road and railway line. * The Rectory Field, until 2016 home of Blackheath Rugby Club, is on the border of

and Charlton. * Charlton Lido is south of Charlton village, at the western end of Hornfair Park. * The London Marathon course, which starts on Blackheath, loops eastwards through Charlton to Woolwich before turning west along Woolwich Road.

References

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