Royal Borough of Greenwich

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The London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 as an Inner London borough in south-east London, England. It was granted the title Royal Borough of Greenwich in 2012 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.^[1]

Greenwich was one of five host boroughs for the 2012 London Olympics with events held at the Royal Artillery Barracks (Shooting), Greenwich Park (Equestrianism) and The O₂-former Millennium Dome (Gymnastics; Basketball).

History[]

It was formed in 1965 by merging the former area of the metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and most of Woolwich (with the exception of North Woolwich, north of the river, which became part of the London Borough of Newham).

Geography[]

The borough lies along the south bank of the River Thames between Deptford and Thamesmead. Because of the shape of the river, the waterfront is extremely long. Travelling south away from the waterfront, the ground swiftly rises: Shooters Hill in the east and the high ground of Blackheath in the west bookend the borough, Eltham to the south of these hills falls away slightly.

Greenwich is bounded by the London Boroughs of Bexley to the east, Bromley to the south and Lewisham to the west, and across the River Thames to the north lie Tower Hamlets and Newham.

Demographics[]

The borough's population at a 2005 estimate was 228,100 of which over 77% of the population was ethnically White with more than 1 in 10 residents of African-Caribbean ethnicity and substantial minorities of South and East Asian heritage.

Landmarks[]

Central Greenwich Town contains a UNESCO World Heritage Site centred on Christopher Wren's Royal Naval College and the Old Royal Observatory.

Borough Council[]

Greenwich Council is elected every four years. The most recent elections was on 3 May 2018. The borough is divided into 17 wards with 3 councillors representing each ward. The Labour Party holds a majority with 42 seats. the remaining 9 seats are held by the Conservative Party. The parties of the councillors representing each ward following the 2018 elections are as follows:^[2]

Abbey Wood: 3 Lab
Blackheath Westcombe: 2 Lab, 1 Con
Charlton: 3 Lab
Coldharbour and New Eltham: 3 Con
Eltham North: 2 Con, 1 Lab
Eltham South: 3 Con
Eltham West: 3 Lab
Glyndon: 3 Lab
Greenwich West: 3 Lab
Kidbrooke with Hornfair: 3 Lab
Middle Park and Sutcliffe: 3 Lab
Peninsula: 3 Lab
Plumstead: 3 Lab
Shooters Hill: 3 Lab
Thamesmead Moorings: 3 Lab
Woolwich Common: 3 Lab
Woolwich Riverside: 3 Lab

Mayoral regalia[]

Main article: List of Mayors of Greenwich

Shaped like an astrolabe, the 18ct gold badge on the Mayor's chain embodies the ‘time-ball’ on the principal building of the old Greenwich Royal Observatory, the meridian line and lines of latitude and longitude. The ‘time-ball’ is set with small rubies.

Education[]

Primary schools[]

Alderwood Gordon
Alexander McLeod
Bannockburn
Bishop John Robinson
Boxgrove
Brooklands
Cardwell
Charlotte Turner
Charlton Manor
Cherry Orchard
Christ Church (Commerell St)
Christ Church (Shooters Hill Rd)
Conway
De Lucy
Deansfield
Discovery
Ealdham
Eglinton
Eltham Church of England
Fossdene
Foxfield
Gallions
Greenacres
Greenslade
Haimo
Halstow
Hawksmoor
Henwick
Heronsgate
Holy Family
Horn Park
Invicta
James Wolfe
Kidbrooke Park
Linton Mead
Meridian
Middle Park
Millennium
Montbelle
Morden Mount
Mulgrave
Nightingale
Mount Notre Dame
Our Lady of Grace
Plumcroft
Rockliffe Manor
Sherington
South Rise
St. Alfege with St. Peter’s
St. Joseph’s
St. Margaret Clitherow
St. Margaret’s
St. Mary Magdalene
St. Mary’s
St. Patrick’s
St. Peter’s
St. Thomas A Becket
St. Thomas More
Thorntree
Timbercroft
Windrush
Wingfield
Woodhill
Wyborne

Secondary schools[]

Abbey Wood
Blackheath Bluecoat CE
Crown Woods
Eltham Green
Eltham Hill GS
Kidbrooke
Plumstead Manor GS
St Paul's Academy
St Thomas More RC
St Ursula's Convent RC
The John Roan
Thomas Tallis
Woolwich Polytechnic BS

Universities[]

The University of Greenwich main campus is located in the distinctive buildings of the former Royal Naval College. There is a further campus of the university at Avery Hill in Eltham, and also, outside the borough, in Medway. Near the main campus at Greenwich, the Trinity College of Music is housed in the buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital.

Sport within Borough[]

Greenwich has many sports centres and these are run by Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL). There are also many clubs including football clubs such as Charlton Athletic which not only trains children but is also a professional football club playing in The Championship. There are also several Swimming clubs and Rugby clubs.

Transport[]

River crossings[]

There are foot tunnels under the River Thames between Greenwich and Island Gardens in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and between Woolwich and North Woolwich in the London Borough of Newham. The Woolwich Ferry takes vehicle traffic and links the North Circular Road to the South Circular Road which runs through the borough.

Railway stations[]

Tube/DLR stations[]

Cutty Sark (DLR)
Deptford Bridge (DLR)-on the boader of Greenwich and Lewisham.
Elverson Road (DLR) - om the boader of Greenwich and Lewisham.
Greenwich (DLR)
North Greenwich (Jubilee Line)

Parks and open spaces[]

The borough contains the Greenwich Royal Park.

Churches[]

The Greenwich borough is predominantly Christian (2001 Census). The Christian Church is represented by various denominations, among which are Church of England, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Evangelical, Brethren, Pentecostal, Quakers, etc. Non-Trinitarian groups also exist. Besides these there are various other religious minorities including Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus and Jews.

Postcode areas[]

SE2 (part), SE3 (part), SE7 (all), SE8 (part), SE9 (part), SE10 (part), SE12 (part), SE13 (part), SE18 (all), SE28 (part), DA15(part) [BR7 (part).

↑ Letters Patent dated 3 February 2012 London Gazette: no. 60205. p. 13300. 11 July 2012.
↑ 2018 local election results. Royal Borough of Greenwich.

[1] Letters Patent dated 3 February 2012 London Gazette: no. 60205. p. 13300. 11 July 2012.

[2] 2018 local election results. Royal Borough of Greenwich.

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