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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 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 .
The London Borough of Bexley (/ ˈ b ɛ k s l i / ⓘ) is a London borough in south-east London, forming part of Outer London.It has a population of 248,287. The main settlements are Sidcup, Erith, Bexleyheath, Crayford, Welling and Old Bexley.
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England created an additional seat in created in Kent to reflect the growth of its electorate, with the formation of the constituency of Weald of Kent.
Erith station serves Erith in the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London.It is 14 miles 18 chains (22.9 km) measured from London Charing Cross. The station stands between Belvedere and Slade Green on the North Kent line and is served by Greenwich line trains running from the station westbound generally to Cannon Street via London Bridge and eastbound to Dartford or to Central London via ...
Northumberland Heath has a Community Forum (a kind of Parish Council). [4]The Erith Rugby Club is based in Northumberland Heath. [5]The European SF Society (Eurocon) Award-winning webzine, the Science Fact & Science Fiction Concatenation [6] was founded by former locals of Northumberland Heath, some of whom have established a local SF group.
As an indication of the area's military importance, the first Ordnance Survey map ever drawn was a one-inch map of Kent, published in 1801. [31] Many of the Georgian naval buildings still stand. In the early 19th century, smugglers were very active on the Kent coastline.
Slade Green is an area of South East London, England, within the London Borough of Bexley.It lies northeast of Bexleyheath, northwest of Dartford and south of Erith, and 14 miles (23 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross.