North Greenwich

This article is about 19th Century London region. For site of the O2 arena, see North Greenwich (O2 site).

Coordinates: 51°29′20″N 0°01′08″W / 51.489°N 0.019°W / 51.489; -0.019

North Greenwich
North Greenwich  North Greenwich shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ375785
London borough
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	se10
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
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North Greenwich is a 19th century name for the southern tip of the Isle of Dogs, located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was named for the now defunct North Greenwich railway station (1872), that served a former passenger ferry to Greenwich and stood near the later Island Gardens (1897) and Greenwich foot tunnel (1902).^[1] It faces Greenwich over the River Thames and the area is now more usually known as South Millwall.

It should not be confused with the northern part of the Greenwich peninsula in South London, formerly known as East Greenwich that lies south of the river and is the site of the The O₂ (formerly the Millennium Dome). The opening in 1999 of the North Greenwich tube station on London Underground's Jubilee Line has now led to this area being known colloquially as North Greenwich.

See also

• North Woolwich
• Greenwich

References

1. ^ The Isle of Dogs: Introduction, Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs (1994), pp. 375-87 accessed: 13 July 2007