Miles Drive

Miles Drive is a bus stop in Greenwich, Greater London, England. Miles Drive is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Gallions Hill, as well as near Gallions Reach Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HM Prison Belmarsh and Discovery Primary School.

HM Prison Belmarsh

Prison

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His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh is a Category A men's prison located in Thamesmead, south-east London, England. Belmarsh Prison is run by His Majesty's Prison Service and is situated next to HMP Isis and HMP Thameside. HM Prison Belmarsh is situated 2,300 feet south of Miles Drive.

Discovery Primary School

School

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Discovery Primary School is situated 1,200 feet east of Miles Drive.

HM Prison Isis

Prison

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His Majesty’s Prison is a Category C male Young Offenders Institution, located in the Thamesmead area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, in south-east London, England. HM Prison Isis is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Miles Drive.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gallions Reach and Thamesmead.

Gallions Reach

Locality

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Gallions Reach is a stretch of the River Thames between Woolwich and Thamesmead. The area is named for the Galyons, a 14th-century family who owned property along this stretch of the river, and places, including street names, on both sides have been named after it.

Thamesmead

Suburb

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Thamesmead is an area of south-east London, England, straddling the border between the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley. It is located 11 miles east of Charing Cross, north-east of Woolwich and west of Belvedere. It mainly consists of social housing built from the mid-1960s onwards on former marshland on the south bank of the River Thames.