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Charlton, London Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Charlton, London

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Charlton, London history

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Toponymy

Charlton is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Cerletone . It is formed from Old English ‘ceorl’ and ‘tūn’ and means ‘farmstead of the freemen or peasants’ During the 19th century the riverside portion of the area became known as New Charlton .

Middle Ages

Charlton is assessed in the Domesday Book of 1086 at one “sulung”, which is commonly held to have been the equivalent of two hides . A church dedicated to St Luke is recorded in the village as early as 1077, but no trace of the medieval building survives .

Renaissance

Sir Adam Newton, tutor to Prince Henry, had a new manor house, Charlton House, built in the village . The Jacobean mansion by architect John Thorpe was never used by the prince, who died in 1612 .

Early Modern

The manor was subsequently acquired by the colonial administrator Sir William Langhorne, 1st Baronet, who is buried in the parish church . Upon his death without issue in 1715, his possessions in Charlton and Hampstead passed to the Conyers baronets .

Industrialisation

Charlton Riverside has been a significant industrial area since Victorian times . Heavy industry centred on Charlton Pier led to a number of serious fires in the area in the mid 19th century . Siemens Brothers Telegraph Works (although largely in the parish of Woolwich) manufactured two new transatlantic cables in the 1880s .

20th century

Italian writer Italo Svevo lived in a house on Charlton Church Lane which now bears a blue plaque in his honour . He had arrived in 1903 as a director in a Trieste firm selling high-quality underwater paint for ships .

Charlton, London geography / climate

The centre of Charlton, known as Charlton Village, lies on the edge of high ground about 7 miles east-south-east of central London. The main road is called Charlton Road, and to the east, Charlton Park Road; the road itself is called ‘The Village’

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Charlton, London has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Charlton, London’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Charlton, London’s information audio spots:

Gilbert’s Pit Gilbert’s Pit is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Charlton . It was notified in 1985 and was formerly known as Charlton Sand Pit . It adjoins Maryon Park and is close to Maryon Wilson Park .

North Woolwich North Woolwich is located on the northern bank of the River Thames, across the river from Woolwich. It is connected to Woolwich by the Woolwich Ferry and Woolwich foot tunnel. Despite lying on the north, Essex side of the Thames, the area is within the historic county of Kent. It was part of the parish of Woolwich in the Blackheath hundred.

Charlton cemetery Charlton cemetery is a cemetery, opened in 1855, covering 15 acres of ground in Charlton, south-east London . Situated in Cemetery Lane to the east of Charlton Park, features two 19th-century chapels and numerous military graves .

Victoria House, Greenwich Victoria House, Greenwich on Shooter’s Hill in Greenwich is the former officers mess’ and living quarters for the Royal Army Medical Corps . It is a “Building of Local Architectural or Historic Interest”

Old Woolwich Old Woolwich or Woolwich Central Riverside is an area along the Thames in Woolwich, South East London . It is the oldest inhabited part of Woolwich going back to an Anglo-Saxon riverside settlement . Most of the area was cleared in the 20th and early 21st centuries to make way for large-scale developments .

Greenwich Cemetery 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 .

Mycenae House Mycenae House is a community centre housed in a former convent building adjacent to the Georgian villa, Woodlands House, in Greenwich, London .

Severndroog Castle Severndroog Castle is a folly designed by architect Richard Jupp . The first stone was laid on 2 April 1784, with the first stone laid in 1784 .

Bathway Quarter Most buildings in the Bathway Quarter are Grade II* Grade II or locally listed . The area as a whole is designated a conservation area by Greenwich Council . Several were designed by local architect Henry Hudson Church .

Shrewsbury Barrow Shrewsbury Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound (also known as a tumulus) in Shooter’s Hill in South East London . It is a Scheduled Monument .

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