Thamesmead

Thamesmead
Coordinates:,51°30′14N,0°07′34E,/,51504°N,01261°E,/,51504;,01261
Thamesmead,/ˈtɛmzmiːd/,is,a,town,of,Greater,London,,England,,located,in,the,London,Boroughs,of,Greenwich,and,Bexley,It,is,situated,94,miles,151km,east,of,Charing,Cross,,and,includes,a,group,of,disparate,developments,,mainly,social,housing,,built,from,the,mid-1960s,onwards,,mostly,on,former,marshland,on,the,south,bank,of,the,River,Thames,,between,the,established,towns,of,Woolwich,and,Belvedere,Originally,planned,to,have,60,000-100,000,residents,,it,is,now,estimated,to,be,on,target,for,a,final,population,of,around,50,0001
Contents
1,History
11,Military,use
12,Original,concept
13,Problems,of,the,original,design
14,21st,century
2,Geography
21,Areas
22,Neighbouring,areas
3,Demography
4,Transport
41,Buses
42,National,Rail
5,Culture
51,Sport,and,leisure
52,Cultural,references
6,See,also
7,References
8,External,links
History
Military,use
Pilkington,Canal,also,called,Broadwater,Canal,-,used,to,connect,to,Woolwich,Arsenal,,now,remains,as,a,water,feature
Most,of,the,land,area,of,Thamesmead,prthamesmead,fc,,thamesmead,school,,thamesmead,estate,,thamesmead,leisure,centre,,thamesmead,prison,,thamesmead,london,uk,pictures,Thamesmead
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