North Woolwich
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| North Woolwich shown within Greater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ435795 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | E16 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
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| London Assembly | |
North Woolwich is a place in the London Borough of Newham, East London.
Despite lying on the northern, Essex side of the Thames, the area was long administered as part of Woolwich and Kent on the south bank, an arrangement imposed in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest of England from 1066.
The area had formally-defined boundaries, by which it comprised two separate tracts of riverside land, however as in many areas of London, informal local definitions of districts are more nuanced.
The place-name North Woolwich was taken from the now closed railway station which opened in 1847; before that, the area was referred to by terms such as "Woolwich in Essex", "Kent in Essex" and "detached Woolwich".
Unlike many areas of London, North Woolwich had set boundaries which defined the two component parts.
The smaller and more westerly part, containing 68 acres (28 ha), extended west for about 1⁄2 mile (800 m) from North Woolwich station. The larger detached part, further fragmented by dock facilities, extended east from the Royal Victoria Gardens.
Most of Pier Road and the Royal Victoria Gardens, as well as King George V DLR station, are, strictly speaking, in a finger of East Ham surrounded by North Woolwich. However, as is so often the case in London, formal boundaries have not proved the deciding factor in defining local areas, and this part of East Ham has also long been regarded as being part of North Woolwich.
Conversely, the area of the eastern part that lies north of the docks – an area of employment land, infrastructure facilities and post-industrial dereliction, with very few residents – is more usually seen as being part of Beckton, an area that has never had any formal definition.
In summary, the area now commonly considered as North Woolwich differs markedly from the area which formerly had the association with Woolwich, covering a smaller area but with a higher population. It could now be said to consist of the area to the south of King George V Dock and Lock, east of the boundary with the Silvertown area of West Ham.
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