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Erith (/ ˈ ɪər ɪ θ / ⓘ) is an area in south-east London, England, 13.3 miles (21.4 km) east of Charing Cross. Before the creation of Greater London in 1965, it was in the historical county of Kent .
Erith Dockyard was used as an advance base for routine maintenance before ships were transferred to Deptford Dockyard. [3] It closed due to persistent flooding in 1521. [ 4 ] However, according to naval historian Nicholas A. M. Rodger although Erith dockyard closed it was an important center of naval administration of the English Navy from 1514 ...
This category includes people from the Erith neighbourhood of the London Borough of Bexley in Greater London, England. It was part of Kent until 1965. It was part of Kent until 1965. Pages in category "People from Erith"
Erith was a port on the River Thames until the 17th century; the opening of the sewage works at nearby Crossness in the late 19th century turned it into an industrial town. Today's settlement pattern is the result of the gradual extension of the London influence.
Erith was a local government district in north west Kent from 1876 to 1965 around the town of Erith. [1] It also included the generally suburban areas of Northumberland Heath , Belvedere , and parts of Barnehurst , Bexleyheath , Crayford and the SE2 London Postal District of Abbey Wood .
It moved to new facilities in Erith High Street in 1875 and to purpose-built premises in Park Crescent, which were officially opened by the Prince of Wales, in 1924. [2] It was extended in 1933 and an underground hospital, operated as part of the Emergency Medical Service , was built in 1938 and was in use throughout the Second World War . [ 2 ]
A breach at Erith after the 1953 flood. The North Sea flood of 1953 was the worst flood of the 20th century in England and Scotland. Over 1,600 km (990 mi) of coastline was damaged, [22] and sea walls were breached in 1,200 places, [23] inundating 160,000 acres (65,000 ha; 250 sq mi). [22]
Thamesmead (/ ˈ t ɛ m z m iː d /) is an area of south-east London, England, straddling the border between the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley.It is located 11 miles (18 km) east of Charing Cross, north-east of Woolwich and west of Erith.