Royal Borough of Greenwich
| Royal Borough of Greenwich | |
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| status | London Borough |
| region | Greater London |
| Administrative headquarters | Woolwich |
| surface | 47.35 km² |
| Residents | 286.186 |
| was standing | 2018 |
| ONS code | 00AL |
| Website | www.greenwich.gov.uk |
The Royal Borough of Greenwich [ ˈgɹɛnɪtʃ; ˈGɹɪnɪtʃ ] (formerly the London Borough of Greenwich ) is a borough of London . It's in the east of the city. When the Greater London administrative region was founded in 1965, it emerged from the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich and the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich in the former County of London .
The population in 2008 was composed of 73.2% white, 7.9% Asian, 12.9% black and 1.7% Chinese.
There are city partnerships with Tema in Ghana , Maribor in Slovenia and with the Reinickendorf district in Berlin .
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the throne (Diamond Jubilee) of Queen Elizabeth II , the municipality was given the status of a Royal Borough on February 3, 2012. It is the fourth borough with the addition "Royal" (after Kensington and Chelsea , Kingston upon Thames and Windsor and Maidenhead ) and the first since 1927.
Districts
- Abbey Wood
- Blackheath
- Charlton
- Coldharbour and New Eltham
- Eltham (North, South, West)
- Greenwich
- Greenwich West
- Glyndon
- Kidbrooke
- Middle Park
- Sutcliffe
- Peninsula
- Plumstead
- Shooter's Hill
- Thamesmead 1, 2
- Westcombe Park
- Woolwich Common
- Woolwich Riverside
1 - There are no articles of their own for the respective districts, only forwarding to the higher-level district.
2 - Thamesmead is also part of the Bexley borough .
Town twinning
- Reinickendorf District (Germany)
Greenwich district
The Greenwich district is internationally known as the starting point of the Prime Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time and as the center of the Royal Navy . Greenwich was the residence of several English kings after the Palace of Placentia was built in the early 15th century . After the civil war , the palace fell into disrepair. In its place was the Royal Maritime Hospital, which was converted into the Royal Naval College in 1873 . It has been used by the University of Greenwich and Trinity College of Music since 1998 . The district has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997 .
Attractions
- Old Royal Naval College
- National Maritime Museum
- University of Greenwich
- Royal Greenwich Observatory
- Greenwich Park
- Queen's House
- Ranger's House
- Cutty Sark
- Charlton House
- The O2
- Thames Barrier
- Eltham Palace
- Severndroog Castle
- Royal Arsenal with Royal Artillery Museum
- Royal Artillery Barracks
- Thomas Tallis School
Sports
The Valley football stadium is located in the Charlton district and is home to the former Premier League club and now the second division club Charlton Athletic FC . During the 2012 Summer Olympics , numerous sports competitions took place in the Royal Borough of Greenwich: shooting in the Royal Artillery Barracks , equestrian sports in Greenwich Park, and gymnastics and basketball in O 2.
Personalities
- Elizabeth I (1533–1603), Queen of England
- Henry VIII (1491–1547), English king
- George Biddell Airy (1801-1892), astronomer
- Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951), writer
- Richard Branson (born 1950), entrepreneur
- William Congreve (1772-1828), engineer
- Steve Davis (born 1957), snooker player
- Charles George Gordon (1833-1885), General
- Bob Hope (1903–2003), comedian, actor and entertainer
- Flinders Petrie (1853–1942), Egyptologist
- Chris Smalling (* 1989), soccer player
- Edgar Wallace (1875–1932), writer and director
- Shaun Wright-Phillips (born 1981), football player
Web links
- Greenwich Borough Council (district administration)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mid 2018 Estimates of the population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
- ^ ONS mid-2007 Ethnic Group Population Estimates. (PDF, 89 KB) (No longer available online.) Greater London Authority, October 2009, archived from the original on July 19, 2011 ; accessed on May 23, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ New royal title for London Borough of Greenwich , bbc.co.uk, accessed February 3, 2012
Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ N , 0 ° 0 ′ W