Place Name John Flamsteed (August 19, 1646 – December 31, 1719) was the first Astronomer Royal at the Royal Observatory, in…
Place Name John Flamsteed (August 19, 1646 – December 31, 1719) was the first Astronomer Royal at the Royal Observatory, in…
Place name As with Leda Road, Swan Road is named after the protagonists in the Greek myth Leda and the…
Place Name Actaeon was a famous hero in ancient mythology. The myth of Diana and Actaeon, found in Ovid’s Metamorphoses…
Place Name The main road leading from Blackheath to Charlton. Charlton itself was first mentioned as Cerletun in the Domesday…
Place Name Originally Charlton Road. This runs alongside the south side of Greenwich Park between Blackheath and Charlton. Charlton itself…
Place Name Elizabeth Fry (May 21, 1780 – October 21 1845), was a prison reformer, Quaker and philanthropist. She was born…
Place Name Directional, the road leading from Lee to Eltham. There are numerous suggestions about where the name Eltham comes…
Place Name Bernard John Ashley (born April 2, 1935) is an award-winning author of books for children and young adults…
Place Name Named after Newmilns and Greenholm, a small burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Newmilns meaning new mills to the…