Southmere
Southmere is a lake in Greenwich, Greater London, England. Southmere is situated nearby to the suburb Thamesmead, as well as near Abbey Wood.Places of Interest
Highlights include Abbey Wood railway station and HM Prison Belmarsh.
Abbey Wood railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Abbey Wood is a major National Rail and Elizabeth line interchange station in Abbey Wood, south-east London, England. It lies between Plumstead and Belvedere on the North Kent Line, 11 miles 43 chains from London Charing Cross.
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.
Crossness Pumping Station
Museum
Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crossness Pumping Station is a former sewage pumping station designed by the architect Charles Henry Driver for the Metropolitan Board of Works's chief engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dagenham and Barking.
Dagenham
Suburb
Photo: MRSC, Public domain.
Dagenham is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Dagenham is centred 11+1⁄2 miles east of Charing Cross. It was historically a rural parish in the Becontree Hundred of Essex, stretching from Hainault Forest in the north to the River Thames in the south.
Barking
Town
Photo: MRSC, Public domain.
Barking is a riverside town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is 9.3 miles east of Charing Cross. The total population of Barking was 218,534 in 2021.
Woolwich
Town
Photo: Kleon3, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Woolwich is a market town in southeast 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.
Southmere
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Greenwich, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.4999° or 51° 29′ 60″ northLongitude
0.1258° or 0° 7′ 33″ eastOpen location code
9F32F4XG+W8OpenStreetMap ID
way 4931095OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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