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Middle Park, London
Middle Park is an housing estate, estate located in the Eltham district of the Royal Borough of Greenwich. References Districts of the Royal Borough of Greenwich Areas of London Eltham Housing estates in the Royal Borough of Greenwich {{London-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eltham (UK Parliament Constituency)
Eltham ( ) was a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Greater London 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 from 1997 until its abolition for the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election by Clive Efford of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The seat broadly covered the southern half of the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subject to boundary changes which incorporated the London Borough of Bromley, Borough of Bromley communities of Chislehurst and Mottingham. As a consequence, it was replaced by Eltham and Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency), Eltham and Chislehurst, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. Boundaries 1983–1997: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Avery Hill, Coldharbour, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 River, Quaggy and Ravensbourne River, Ravensbourne rivers. From 1978 to 1998 Hither Green was the name of the Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward that covered the area – then since 2002 the local ward that covered most of Hither Green was Lewisham Central (ward), Lewisham Centra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Etymology The word "district" in English is a loan word from French. It comes from Medieval Latin districtus–"exercising of justice, restraining of offenders". The earliest known English-language usage dates to 1611, in the work of lexicographer Randle Cotgrave. By country or territory Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ) 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 centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coldharbour, Greenwich
Coldharbour is an area of South East London and post-war housing estate within the Royal Borough of 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 and James Higgs, at the time aged 21 and 29 re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmstead, London
Elmstead is a residential district in south-east London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. 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 Elmstead Woods railway station serves th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Name and toponymy The name Chinbrook is derived from "' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mottingham
Mottingham is a district of south-east London, England, which straddles the border of the London Borough of Bromley, the London Borough of Lewisham and the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is located southwest of Eltham, . It was historically within the Historic counties of England, county of Kent. History Toponymy The earliest records of Mottingham are from 862 AD during the History of Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon era 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 wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitefoot
Whitefoot was, until 2022, an wards of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. Its area is south-east of Charing Cross, and north of Downham, London, Downham, south of Catford, west of Grove Park, Lewisham, Grove Park, and east of Bellingham, London, Bellingham. The ward was named after Whitefoot Lane, which formed much of its northern boundary. Part of the South Eastern Main Line between Hither Green railway station, Hither Green and Grove Park railway station, Grove Park stations marked the whole eastern edge of the ward. The western boundary followed 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, A2218) and Bromley Road (A21 road (England), A21). The Whitefoot area is covered by two UK postcodes, postcode districts, in the south and in the north; most of their common boundary follows Whitefoot L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 toponymy 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 st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Eltham
New Eltham is a suburban area of South East Greater London, London, England, primarily in the Royal Borough of Greenwich with some parts in the London Borough of Bexley. It is located 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 se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (b.1842 – d.1896), 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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Bellingham, London, Bellingham, was 44,905 in 2011. 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. History Toponymy The origin of the name is unknown. Speculation suggests it may derive from the place where cattle Ford (crossing), crossed the river River Ravensbourne, Ravensbourne in Anglo-Saxon times or from wild cats using the river crossing. Governance Catford is covered by the Rushey Green (ward), Rushey Green and Catford South wards in the London Borough of Lewisham. It also makes up a large part of the Lewisham East (UK Parliament constituency), Lewisham East constituency. Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
