Thamesmead
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Thamesmead (/ˈtɛmzmiːd/) 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. It mainly consists of social housing built from the mid-1960s onwards on former marshland on the south bank of the River Thames.
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Aerial view of Thamesmead in July 2015 | |
Location within Greater London | |
Population | 31,824 (Thamesmead Moorings and Thamesmead East wards 2011) |
OS grid reference | TQ475805 |
• Charing Cross | 10.6 mi (17.1 km) W |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDON |
Postcode district | SE2, SE28 |
Postcode district | DA18 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
51.504°N 0.1261°E / 51.504; 0.1261 |
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