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  New Eltham shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| London borough | Greenwich |
| Bexley | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | SE9 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Eltham |
| London Assembly | Greenwich and Lewisham |
| Bexley and Bromley | |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
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The crossroads around the railway station are the hub of the area, with the library, post office and other shops along Footscray and Avery Hill Roads providing the areas amenities.
Neighbouring the area south west at the end of Green Lane is Chislehurst, with Eltham and Sidcup at either ends of Footscray Road. Chislehurst is a suburban settlement in south east London, England and part of the London Borough of Bromley. Eltham is a district in the London Borough of Greenwich. It is a suburban development situated east south-east of Charing Cross. Sidcup is a suburban development in the London Borough of Bexley, South East London
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History
New Eltham grew up as a suburb of farmland to the south of Eltham in and around the small hamlet and crossroads of Pope's Street.
The railway station was opened in 1878 as "Pope Street", and acted as a catalyst for growth. Less than a decade later in 1886, the station officially became known as "New Eltham". The redevelopment of land into housing had spread southwards from Eltham, the Pope Street area being rechristened as a new extension. On the main building of Wyborne School (Footscray Road) there is a sign, clearly identifying it as "Pope Street" School, built in 1904.
As part of the Cold War Civil defence, a rectangular windowless blockhouse was built in 1954 behind New Eltham library. It served as the Woolwich Borough Control and when Woolwich merged with Greenwich in 1965 it took over the role as the Greenwich Borough Control. The control was part of the South East London Group reporting to the Regional Group War HQ at Chislehurst and later to Pear Tree House. Further information about the bunker can be found in the Subterranea Britannica, see the External Links section below.
Until the mid 1970's New Eltham had 3 butchers, 2 greengrocers, 3 grocers, 2 toy shops, 2 barbers, a radio and television repair shop, a clothing and material store, timber yard, cycle sales and repairs, 2 motor spares, hardware store, 2 dairys and a fishmongers. "Corner shop" redirects here For the British band see Cornershop. What is now the Co-operative supermarket was actually comprised of smaller separate purpose shops (all CO-OP). Co-operative Group Limited, trading as The Co-operative Group, is a United Kingdom Consumers' co-operative, and one of the world's largest consumer-owned Co-operative Group Limited, trading as The Co-operative Group, is a United Kingdom Consumers' co-operative, and one of the world's largest consumer-owned From the station end, was a greengrocers, a chemist, butchers then the co-op grocery store. There was a fishmongers that later became a fish and chip shop (and still is as of 2008). Behind this, in what is now the car park was the CO-OP dairy, the other (Unigate) was in Green Lane near Fiveways in what is now a small business park. A business park or business estate is an area of land in which many Office buildings are grouped together
In 1974 the bridge (crossing the railway line) at Avery Hill Road was completed. This replaced a narrow iron bridge which only had a separate path on one side for pedestrians.
There has not been any major developments or sprawl in the area. Extra housing has been built where factories were closed and demolished, notably in Hainault Street and more recently on the site of the Stanley factory at the junction of Avery Hill and Lannoy Road.
Sport & Recreation
New Eltham Joggers is a running club based in the area. They claim to be the friendliest group of runners in the South East, and take part in many events wearing their distinctive green shirts. They have a website where full details of upcoming events and training are available. See external links below.
New Eltham Operatic Society is a member of the National Operatic and Dramatic Association. As well as organising regular social events, they present one major production each year in April and one Autumn Concert, generally in September. See external links section below for a link to the society website for further details.
Footscray RUFC is located on Footscray Road - a rugby club that proudly follows rugby traditions. Footscray RUFC is a Rugby union club based in New Eltham, South East London. The club is better known for its reputation off the pitch rather than its playing prowess. The Footscray 7s is a highly competitive annual Rugby 7s tournament held at the club on the first Saturday in May. The tournament attracts entries from across the country.
New Park FC play in the South London Alliance Division 3 and are currently holders of the Beckenham Hospital Cup. Several other local football clubs and the Premiership side Charlton Athletic train in New Eltham.
RACS Cricket Club bring high quality club cricket to the area. prod concern = Non notable local cricket team Page is simply advertising and opinion
Amenities
Near the station is a cluster of small shops, restaurants and a Post Office. Larger chain stores may be found in nearby Eltham High Street and the larger shopping areas of Bromley and Bluewater are a short drive away. About the town The town has a large shopping and retail area including a pedestrianised High Street and The Glades shopping centre Bluewater is a super-regional shopping centre, opened on 16 March 1999.
Education
- For education in the portion of New Eltham in Greenwich, see the main London Borough of Greenwich article
Neighbouring areas
Railway stations
Frequent services from New Eltham railway station operate to London Bridge, Waterloo East, Charing Cross & Cannon Street terminals in Central London. The London Borough of Greenwich ( (Greenwich ˈgrɛnɪtʃ is an Inner London borough in south-east London, England. Chislehurst is a suburban settlement in south east London, England and part of the London Borough of Bromley. Eltham is a district in the London Borough of Greenwich. It is a suburban development situated east south-east of Charing Cross. Mottingham is a place in London, England; located at the convergence of the London Borough of Bromley, the London Borough of Lewisham and the Sidcup is a suburban development in the London Borough of Bexley, South East London New Eltham railway station is in the London Borough of Greenwich in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 4. Journey times average around 20 minutes. Connections are also made with Lewisham Station (10 minutes) where Docklands Light Railway services operate to the Docklands commercial district.
The following stations are adjacent stops on the line to Charing Cross and Cannon Street stations in London known locally as the Dartford Loop. Charing Cross is located at the junction of the Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street in Central London, England. Cannon Street is a road in the south of the City of London. It runs roughly parallel with the River Thames and about 250 metres north of it London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Dartford Loop Line is one of three lines linking London with Dartford in Kent, England.
- Mottingham railway station distance: 1 mile
- Sidcup railway station distance: 1. Mottingham railway station is a suburban railway station situated on Court Road between Eltham and Mottingham, in the London Borough of Greenwich Sidcup railway station is in Sidcup in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 5. 5 miles
The following stations are adjacent stops on the line to Charing Cross and Cannon Street stations in London known locally as the Bexleyheath Line. Charing Cross is located at the junction of the Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street in Central London, England. Cannon Street is a road in the south of the City of London. It runs roughly parallel with the River Thames and about 250 metres north of it London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Bexleyheath Line is last of the three rail routes created between the outskirts of London and Dartford in Kent.
- Eltham railway station distance: 1. Eltham railway station is a Railway station in Eltham, in the London Borough of Greenwich and on the Bexleyheath Line. 5 miles
- Falconwood railway station distance: 1. Falconwood railway station is situated in the suburb of Falconwood, London Borough of Bexley, and is served by the Bexleyheath Line: it is 10 5 miles
External links
- Community Association of New Eltham
- New Eltham Residents Association
- New Eltham Operatic Society
- Dominic Drive Residents Association
- New Eltham Joggers
- The Green Chain
- Suburbia in Focus
- Kent Rail - New Eltham
- This is New Eltham
- Subterranea Britannica - New Eltham
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