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Encyclopedia > North Greenwich

North Greenwich is an old name for the southern tip of the Isle of Dogs in London, facing Greenwich over the River Thames. The area is now rather known as south Millwall. The Isle of Dogs is a peninsula in the East End of London. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Greenwich (pronounced grenn-itch , or by the locals) is a town, now part of the south eastern urban sprawl of London, on the south bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... The Thames (pronounced []) is a river flowing through southern England, in its lower reaches flowing through London into the sea. ... Millwall Docks Millwall is an area in London, on the western side of the Isle of Dogs, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ...


There is now a North Greenwich tube station, but this is not in the area historically known as North Greenwich, but on the Blackwall peninsula, now known as the Greenwich peninsula. Previously, however, there was a North Greenwich railway station in the area now known as south Millwall. North Greenwich tube station on the Jubilee Line opened in time for the Millennium celebrations at the end of 1999 - it is adjacent to the Millennium Dome at the northern end of an area sometimes referred to as the Greenwich peninsula. ... The Greenwich Peninsula, sometimes known as the Blackwall Peninsula is in the London Borough of Greenwich that the River Thames circumnavigates. ... The Greenwich Peninsula, sometimes known as the Blackwall Peninsula or Bugsby Marshes, in the London Borough of Greenwich, is defined by the River Thames. ... North Greenwich railway station was a railway station in North Greenwich, east London. ... Millwall Docks Millwall is an area in London, on the western side of the Isle of Dogs, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ...


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Greenwich, London, England (297 words)
Greenwich is a town, now part of the southeastern suburbs of London in the postcode district SE10, on the south bank of the river Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich.
Greenwich Mean Time was at one time based on the time observations made at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, before being superseded by Coordinated Universal Time.
The observatory is situated in Greenwich Park[?], which used to be the grounds of Placentia[?], the Royal Palace in Greenwich.
North Greenwich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (112 words)
North Greenwich is an old name for the southern tip of the Isle of Dogs in London, facing Greenwich over the River Thames.
There is now a North Greenwich tube station, but this is not in the area historically known as North Greenwich, but on the Blackwall peninsula, now known as the Greenwich peninsula.
Previously, however, there was a North Greenwich railway station in the area now known as south Millwall.
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