Woolwich Dockyard
Woolwich Dockyard was an English naval dockyard along the river Thames at Woolwich - originally in north-west Kent, now in southeast London - where many ships were built from the early 16th century until the late 19th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nicholas Pocock, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include London City Airport and Woolwich Dockyard railway 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.
Woolwich Dockyard railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woolwich Dockyard railway station is in Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is 8 miles 56 chains measured from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.
The Valley
Stadium
Photo: Superbfc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Valley is a sports stadium in Charlton, London, England with a capacity of 27,111, which has been the home of Charlton Athletic Football Club since 1919, with a period of exile between 1923–24, and from 1985–1992.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Woolwich and Charlton Riverside.
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.
Charlton Riverside
Suburb
Charlton Riverside, previously known as New Charlton, is the area along the south bank of the river Thames at Charlton, London, which forms part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Thames Barrier
Locality
Photo: Cyr, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
The Thames Barrier is a retractable barrier system built to protect the floodplain of most of Greater London from exceptionally high tides and storm surges moving up from the North Sea.
Woolwich Dockyard
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: English naval dockyard founded by King Henry VIII
- Categories: shipyard and locality
- Location: Greenwich, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.49366° or 51° 29′ 37″ northLongitude
0.05331° or 0° 3′ 12″ eastOpen location code
9F32F3V3+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 8419462316OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q2593294
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Woolwich Dockyard” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Woolwich Dockyard”
- Chinese: “伍利奇造船厂”
- Chinese: “伍尔维奇造船厂”
- Chinese: “伍爾維奇造船廠”
- Czech: “Woolwichská loděnice”
- Dutch: “Woolwich Dockyard”
- Finnish: “Woolwichin telakka”
- French: “Woolwich Dockyard”
- German: “Woolwich Dockyard”
- Japanese: “ウリッジ工廠”
- Manx: “Lhonglann Woolwich”
- Manx: “Woolwich Dockyard”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Woolwich Dockyard”
- Portuguese: “Woolwich Dockyard”
- Spanish: “Astillero de Woolwich”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Woolwich Reach and Callis Yard.
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