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  North Woolwich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North Woolwich consists of two tracts of land, totalling 412 acres (1.7 km²), on the north bank of the River Thames in east London.
It is north of Woolwich proper which is on the south bank of the Thames; they are linked by the Woolwich Ferry and the Woolwich foot tunnel.
Administratively, North Woolwich was part of Woolwich from 1877 and later the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich, but was absorbed into the London Borough of Newham in 1965 when Woolwich south of the Thames became part of the London Borough of Greenwich.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Woolwich   (181 words)

  
 Woolwich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Woolwich ['wʊlɪtʃ] is a town in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames, though the tiny exclave of North Woolwich (which is now part of the London Borough of Newham) is on the north side of the river.
It was home to the Woolwich Dockyard (founded in 1512), the Royal Arsenal (dating back to 1671), the Royal Military Academy (1741) and the Royal Horse Artillery (1793); it still retains an army base at the Royal Artillery Barracks, and the Royal Artillery Museum.
The free Woolwich Ferry service operates across the River Thames to North Woolwich in the London Borough of Newham carrying trucks, cars, cyclists and pedestrians during the hours of daylight.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Woolwich   (489 words)

  
 EoLFHS Parishes: North Woolwich
North Woolwich, Kent, a modern village in Woolwich parish, but on the left bank of the Thames, opposite Woolwich, and the terminus of the Victoria Docks and North Woolwich branch of the Great Eastern Railway, over which the North London Railway also runs trains.
Though a detached portion of Kent, North Woolwich is locally within the county of Essex.
North Woolwich is a part of the ecclesiastical district of St. Mary, Victoria Docks, for which a spacious Gothic church has been erected.
www.eolfhs.org.uk /parish/north_woolwich.htm   (185 words)

  
 North Woolwich railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North Woolwich railway station is a railway station in London forming the eastern terminus of the main route of the North London Line.
North Woolwich station was opened on 14 June 1847.
Adjacent to the station, there is a foot tunnel across the River Thames, and the northern terminal of the Woolwich Free Ferry, leading to central Woolwich.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Woolwich_railway_station   (192 words)

  
 Victorian London - Entertainment and Recreation - Museums, Public Buildings and Galleries -Woolwich and Woolwich Arsenal
Woolwich Dock-Yard, supposed to be the oldest in the kingdom, has been progressively enlarged from the time of its establishment, and in its present state includes an area of about five furlongs in length by one in breadth, surrounded, save on the river side, by a lofty wall.
Woolwich is celebrated for its arsenal (3 minutes’ walk from the South- Eastern Railway-station, and ten minutes from the steam-boat pier).
Woolwich Dockyard was formerly used for the construction of ships for the Royal Navy, but was closed in 1869, on the recommendation of a parliamentary committee.
www.victorianlondon.org /districts/woolwich.htm   (2249 words)

  
 North London Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Only the Richmond and Kew Gardens stations at the western end of the line are south of the River Thames; the eastern extremity ends further downstream on the northern bank of the Thames at North Woolwich.
This station was on York Road to the north of goods yards serving Kings Cross station approximately where the tunnel portal for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link has been constructed.
This large station served the popular east London park and was a junction between the North London Line and the now extinct branch running to the Old Ford station (on Old Ford Road) and Bow Church station (now Bow Church DLR station).
www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/North_London_Line   (657 words)

  
 North Woolwich Mennonite Meetinghouse (Elmira, ON)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The congregation originated through outreach by the Markham-Waterloo Conference in Woolwich Township due to growth.
The language of worship is English and German; the language transition occurred in the 1940s.
Located 2 km north of Floradale at 996 Sandy Hills Dr. near the corner of Floradale Rd. Bishop Amsey M. Martin served in 1986 as a non-salaried congregational leader; Ernie Wideman served as the bishop in 2001.
www.mhsc.ca /encyclopedia/contents/N6778.html   (87 words)

  
 THE WOOLWICH FREE FERRY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This was perhaps the more necessary since part of the parish of Woolwich lies on the northern side of the river, an outpost of Kent in what would logically have been Essex, and an anomaly which is probably a survival from early ecclesiastical parish groupings.
The ferry at Woolwich ran between north Woolwich and Warren lane on the south shore.
The people of Woolwich pointed out that, there rates had helped to pay for the toll bridges in west London, which the board had recently bought and opened to free public use, and suggested that they should be able to cross the Thames free of charge.
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 North Woolwich Old Order Mennonite Meetinghouse (Elmira, ON)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The North Woolwich Old Order congregation began services in 1857, and formally organized in 1858.
The first building was occupied in 1868, with a new structure in 1900.
Located 2 km north of Floradale at 996 Sandy Hills Dr. near the corner of Floradale Rd. Minister Osias Gingrich served in 1989 as a non-salaried congregational leader.
www.mhsc.ca /encyclopedia/contents/N67783ME.html   (200 words)

  
 Woolwich Ferry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Woolwich Ferry is a service across the River Thames linking Woolwich in the London Borough of Greenwich with North Woolwich in the London Borough of Newham.
This continued a practice started in 1923 with The Squire (named after William Squires, another former mayor of Woolwich), and in 1930 with the Will Crooks (Labour MP for Woolwich, 1903-1921) and the John Benn (Sir John was a member of London County Council, Liberal MP for Wapping, and grandfather of Tony Benn).
If the ferry service is not operating, pedestrians can use the nearby Woolwich foot tunnel; for vehicles, the nearest alternatives are the Blackwall Tunnel about two miles upstream to the west, or the Dartford Crossing some ten miles downstream to the east.
www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Woolwich_Ferry   (403 words)

  
 Woolwich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Woolwich is a town in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames, though the tiny exclave of North Woolwich (which is now part of the London Borough of Newham) is on the north side of the river.
It was home to the Woolwich Dockyard (founded in 1512), the Woolwich Arsenal (dating back to 1671), the Royal Military Academy (1741) and the Royal Horse Artillery (1793); it still retains an army base and the Royal Artillery Museum.
Football club Arsenal F.C. was founded in Woolwich in 1886 by workers at the Arsenal - the club was initially known as Dial Square then became Woolwich Arsenal, dropping the Woolwich prefix sometime after 1891.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/W/Woolwich.htm   (513 words)

  
 The Woolwich Free Ferry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Woolwich Free Ferry was opened on 23 March 1889 by the 'London County Council' (L.C.C.).
At one time Woolwich and North Woolwich were in the parish of Woolwich, Kent.
From 1 April 1965 due to reorganisation of the London Boroughs, Woolwich became part of the London Borough of Greenwich.
www.yellins.co.uk /woolwichferry   (310 words)

  
 NORTH WOOLWICH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
North Woolwich is a place in the London Borough of Newham, London.
It is north of Woolwich proper, but also on the opposite side of the River Thames.
The area remained part of Woolwich and later the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich, and was eventually absorbed into the London Borough of Newham in 1965.
www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/NORTH+WOOLWICH   (125 words)

  
 London My North Woolwich
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 North Woolwich Hotels. Hotels in North Woolwich - Accommodation UK
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www.picturesofengland.com /England/Greater_London/North_Woolwich/hotels   (1090 words)

  
 Cheap Day Out - Woolwich
Woolwich is a historic riverside town sited on the Thames whose fortunes have been linked to the Dockyard and Arsenal.
Woolwich Arsenal (mainline) Station is in the centre of the town which is also served by a number of buses.
Woolwich is situated in the Borough of Greenwich
www.london-footprints.co.uk /cdowoolwich.htm   (573 words)

  
 London City Airport Consultative Committee - DLR Extension   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It was felt that extending DLR to Woolwich would provide a useful and easy new route to the Airport for passengers going to and from places south of the River.
DLR also believed it would bring substantial benefits to the Woolwich town centre, to the communities in Woolwich and the surrounding area, to the development of the Woolwich waterfront, including the Arsenal site, and to those travelling by rail from North Kent into Docklands and the City.
At its meeting in July 2005 the Consultative Committee was told the scheme would be launched from the land to the north of Woodman Street and involve the construction of a launch chamber to allow a tunnel boring machine to construct two parallel tunnels under the River Thames.
www.lcacc.org /access/dlr.html   (2190 words)

  
 Transport Plans for the London Area - East
North of Romford, two branches were given: a) North Street, Havering Road, Collier Row Lane to the junction with Collier Row Road, and b) North Street, St Edwards Way, Main Road, Straight Road, Hilldene Avenue to the junction with Gooshays Drive.
An extension to the low-cost residential area of North Woolwich was seen as a strong possibility, and would prevent accusations that the branch was a "yuppie railway": the station would be east of the current North Woolwich station, bringing the length of new railway to 4.4km
In January 2001, London's Mayor described a Woolwich rail crossing (either this scheme or the DLR scheme) as a key transport priority, and a higher priority than both the Thames Gateway River Crossing and the third Blackwall crossing
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 Woolwich biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Woolwich (pronounced 'Woolitch') is a town in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames, though the tiny exclave of North Woolwich (which is now part of the London Borough of Newham) is on the north side of the river.
It was home to the Woolwich Dockyard (founded in 1512), the Woolwich Arsenal (dating back to 1671) and the Royal Military Academy (1741); it still retains an army base and military museum.
Ian Wright former Arsenal footballer (later a television personality) was born and raised in Woolwich
woolwich.biography.ms   (370 words)

  
 Westcombe Society - North Woolwich Ride
There never used to be that much to see on this brief nautical venture, although I remember my first views of the area in the late fifties on a passing visit being distracted regardless by some wondrous massive and noisy machinery exposed on the old steam ferries themselves.
To the north of the runway is the newly established rowing regatta course belonging to the Royal Docks Rowing Club.
Staying on the north side and sticking as close to the dockside as the current paths permit, you will need to negotiate an area of fly-tipping on an unused road.
www.gold.ac.uk /world/wnews/north_woolwich.html   (2327 words)

  
 Greenwich Industrial History Society, Issue 11
To the north of the Dockyard a naval victualling supply depot developed at the Red House in the seventeenth century This continued to expand, despite a series of disastrous fires in 1639, 1739, 1749, 1755, 1758 and 1761, and it succeeded Tower Hill as the main victualling yard of the Navy in 1785.
Before the railway reached North Woolwich in 1847 the area was largely marshland where cattle were grazed and fattened for market, a few houses by the river front, a public house and a ferry which carried passengers across the river to Woolwich.
Since most of the traffic on the North Woolwich line consisted of visitors to the gardens during the summer the Eastern Counties Railway was eager to encourage their promotion.
gihs.gold.ac.uk /gihs11.html   (12681 words)

  
 Park Explorer - Parks and Open Spaces
During the 1840s the North Woolwich Land Company, bought land from the Abbey and promoted the new railway and ferry, which led to industrial development at North Woolwich.
Curiously, North Woolwich was a detached part of Kent until 1899 due to the land having been in the ownership of Hamon, the Sheriff of Kent in 1086.
The North Woolwich Acquisition Fund was set up with the Duke of Westminster as Chairman, and an appeal was launched.
parkexplorer.org.uk /park_intro.asp?ID=new21   (604 words)

  
 North Woolwich railway station - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
North Woolwich railway station - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
North Woolwich station is a railway station in London forming the eastern terminus of the main route of the North London Line.
The article about North Woolwich railway station contains information related to North Woolwich railway station and External links.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/North_Woolwich_railway_station   (209 words)

  
 NORTH WOOLWICH ESTATE AGENTS - Property and houses for sale or rent in North Woolwich and surrounding area.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
NORTH WOOLWICH ESTATE AGENTS - Property and houses for sale or rent in North Woolwich and surrounding area.
Let a good number of agents in North Woolwich know your needs - our 'one e-mail to all North Woolwich Estate Agents' button at the top of the homepage is ideal for this.
Standard lending ratios are usually three times the principal earner's gross income plus one times the second, or two and a half times joint gross income.
www.northwoolwich-estateagents.co.uk   (1273 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: March 23
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www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/March-23   (9479 words)

  
 Greenwich Industrial History Society, Issue 1
At the first meeting of the Society it was unanimously agreed to take in North Woolwich as part of the area which the Society's area of interest - as it was part of Woolwich until the setting up of the London Boroughs in 1963.
North leads to the other side of the roof fall at the bottom of the steps and south reaches a natural end after 10 metres.
In Woolwich the White Hart Road depot housed a very early municipal power station which generated electricity from rubbish and there were a number of other interesting features.
gihs.gold.ac.uk /gihs1.html   (5724 words)

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