Greenwich Peninsula

Greenwich Peninsula
Greenwich Peninsula, viewed from 1 Canada Square in 2000, with the Millennium Dome (or The O2) in the centre.
Greenwich Peninsula is located in Greater London
Greenwich Peninsula
Greenwich Peninsula
Location within Greater London
OS grid referenceTQ392796
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtSE10 0
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
FireLondon
AmbulanceLondon
UK Parliament
London Assembly
Websitehttp://www.greenwichpeninsula.co.uk
List of places
UK
England
London
51°29′53″N 0°00′23″E / 51.498131°N 0.006317°E / 51.498131; 0.006317

The Greenwich Peninsula is an area of Greenwich in South East London, England. It is bounded on three sides by a loop of the Thames, between the Isle of Dogs to the west and Silvertown to the east. To the south is the rest of Greenwich, to the south-east is Charlton.

Formerly known as Greenwich Marshes[1] and as Bugsby's Marshes,[2] it became known as East Greenwich as it developed in the 19th century, but more recently has been called North Greenwich due to the location of the North Greenwich Underground station (not to be confused with North Greenwich on the Isle of Dogs, at the north side of a former ferry from Greenwich). The peninsula's northernmost point on the riverside is known as Blackwall Point,[3] and this may have led to the name Blackwall Peninsula sometimes being used in the late 20th century.[4]

Landmarks include The Dome (also known by the current corporate logo The O2 and previously the Millennium Dome), the southern end of the Blackwall Tunnel and the western end of the Silvertown Tunnel, but the area is now being substantially redeveloped with new homes, offices, schools and parks. Ravensbourne University London, a media and design university built on the peninsula in 2010, neighbours The O2.

  1. ^ OS 1:2500 map of 1867, Republished as West India Docks 1867, The Godfrey Edition, Alan Godfrey Maps, 1991, Gateshead, ISBN 0-85054-466-1
  2. ^ "river thames in The AnswerBank: History". www.theanswerbank.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Blackwall Point. Part of the Secret London series by Historic UK". Historic UK. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ^ E.g. Hansard parliamentary reports: Simon Hughes in 1993 [1] and John Austin-Walker in 1994.[2]. Retrieved 24 April 2009