North Woolwich

North Woolwich
North Woolwich ferry terminal
North Woolwich is located in Greater London
North Woolwich
North Woolwich
Location within Greater London
OS grid referenceTQ435795
• Charing Cross8 mi (12.9 km) WNW
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtE16
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
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UK Parliament
London Assembly
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51°30′04″N 0°03′29″E / 51.501°N 0.058°E / 51.501; 0.058

North Woolwich is an area in the London Borough of Newham in East London, England, on the northern bank of the River Thames, across the river from Woolwich. It is connected to Woolwich by the Woolwich Ferry and Woolwich foot tunnel.

Despite lying on the northern, Essex, side of the Thames, the area was within the historic county of Kent. It was part of the parish of Woolwich in the Blackheath hundred, but since 1965 has been in Greater London. Its position within Kent was an arrangement most likely imposed in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest of England from 1066.