Place Name Directional. The name was first recorded in 1561. There are two possible sources for the name, the first…
Place Name Named after the founder of Lesnes Abbey, Richard De Luci (1089 – July 14, 1179), the joint Chief Justiciar…
Place Name Named in honour of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cloudesley Shovell (November 1650 – October 22/23, 1707), who…
Place Name Walnut Tree House, most likely named after a nearby tree, which stood on the site of Erith Town…
Place Name This road is named after a former councillor Anne Wheelock, who had been a governor of North Heath Primary…
Place Name Directional. Leading to Erith Pier which opened on August 22, 1842 for pleasure steamers which used to bring crowds from…
Place Name Named after the heath north of the humber, which is Old English for stream in Erith which has…
Place Name Alexander Selkirk (1676 – December 13, 1721) was a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on a Pacific…
Place Name Named after John Dann’s windmill in Erith which stood on the corner of St Paul’s Road and Charlieville…
Place Name Industrial heritage. After Sir Hiram Maxim (February 5, 1840 – November 24, 1916), a famous local inventor best…