Eltham Common

Eltham Common is a park in Greenwich, Greater London, England. Eltham Common is situated nearby to the park King George’s Field, as well as near Ark Greenwich Free School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Severndroog Castle and Ark Greenwich Free School.

Severndroog Castle

Photo: Veghead, Public domain.

Severndroog Castle is a folly designed by architect Richard Jupp, with the first stone laid on 2 April 1784. While commonly referred to as a castle due to its turrets, it was built as a folly, as can be discerned by its small size and because it has never functioned as a castle. Severndroog Castle is situated 2,200 feet southeast of Eltham Common.

Ark Greenwich Free School

School

Photo: Paul W, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ark Greenwich Free School is a co-educational secondary free school located in the Woolwich area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London, England. The school opened as Greenwich Free School in September 2012 with an initial intake of 11-year-old pupils, with the school expanding admissions every year to eventually become a full secondary school with a sixth form. Ark Greenwich Free School is situated 790 feet north of Eltham Common.

Greenwich Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Irid Escent, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Greenwich Cemetery is a cemetery in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in southeast London. It is situated on the southwestern slopes of Shooter's Hill, on the western side of the A205 South Circular, Well Hall Road, approximately halfway between Woolwich, to the north, and Eltham, to the south. Greenwich Cemetery is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Eltham Common.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shooter’s Hill and Well Hall.

Shooter’s Hill

Suburb

Photo: Kleon3, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shooter's Hill is a district of South East London, England, straddling the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley. It lies north of Eltham and south of Woolwich.

Well Hall

Suburb

Well Hall is a place to the north of Eltham in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in southeast London, England, with no present formal boundaries and located 13.5 km east-southeast of Charing Cross.

Woolwich

Town

Photo: Kleon3, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Woolwich is a market town in south-east London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained throughout the 16th to 20th centuries.

Eltham Common

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Greenwich, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.4699° or 51° 28′ 12″ north

Longitude

0.05189° or 0° 3′ 7″ east

Open location code

9F32F392+XQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 179091556

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include King George’s Field and WW2 Spigot Mortar emplacement.

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