Gallions Reach
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.Photo: Philip Talmage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include London City Airport and Gallions Reach DLR station.
London City Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
London City Airport is an international airport in London, England. It is located in the Royal Docks in the Borough of Newham, about six miles east of the City of London and three miles east of Canary Wharf.
Gallions Reach DLR station
Railway station
Photo: JLogan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gallions Reach DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in the North Woolwich area of east London. It serves the recent residential developments around Royal Albert Dock.
HM Prison Belmarsh
Prison
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cyprus and North Woolwich.
Cyprus
Suburb
Cyprus is an area of Beckton in the Docklands area of the London Borough of Newham. It is located west of Beckton proper and north of the eastern end of the Royal Albert Dock.
North Woolwich
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
Beckton
Suburb
Photo: Senseiich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beckton is a suburb in East London, England, located eight miles east of Charing Cross and part of the London Borough of Newham. Adjacent to the River Thames, the area consisted of unpopulated marshland known as the East Ham Levels in the parishes of Barking, East Ham, West Ham and Woolwich.
Gallions Reach
- Type: Locality
- Description: stretch of the River Thames between North Woolwich and Thamesmead
- Category: reach
- Location: Newham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50365° or 51° 30′ 13″ northLongitude
0.08255° or 0° 4′ 57″ eastOpen location code
9F32G33M+F2OpenStreetMap ID
node 7997327657OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q21125661
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“Gallions Reach” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gallions Reach”
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