Eltham Common

Eltham Common is a meadow in Greenwich, Greater London, England. Eltham Common is situated nearby to the historic site WW2 Spigot Mortar emplacement, as well as near Christ Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Severndroog Castle and Christ Church.

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 1,600 feet southeast of Eltham Common.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Christ Church is situated 900 feet east of Eltham Common.

Memorial Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Secretlondon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Memorial Hospital, Woolwich is a hospital situated on Shooter's Hill in southeast London in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Today run by the Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, it mainly functions as a day centre for the elderly while also offering facilities for psychiatric patients. Memorial Hospital is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Eltham Common.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shooter’s Hill and Woolwich.

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.

Woolwich

Town

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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.

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.

Eltham Common

Type: Meadow
Location: Greenwich, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.47027° or 51° 28′ 13″ north

Longitude

0.0565° or 0° 3′ 23″ east

Open location code

9F32F3C4+4J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 32825284

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=meadow

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include WW2 Spigot Mortar emplacement and Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill.

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