Greenwich Peninsula

Greenwich Peninsula is an area of South London, England, located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

The peninsula is bounded on three sides by a loop of the Thames, between the Isle of Dogs to the west and Silvertown to the east. To the south is the rest of Greenwich, to the south-east is Charlton.

The peninsula lies within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Formerly known as Greenwich Marshes and as Bugsby's Marshes, it became known as East Greenwich as it developed in the 19th century, but more recently has been called North Greenwich due to the location of the North Greenwich tube station. This should not be confused with North Greenwich on the Isle of Dogs, at the north side of a former ferry from Greenwich. The peninsula's northernmost point on the riverside is known as Blackwall Point, and this may have led to the name Blackwall Peninsula sometimes being used in the late 20th century.

Landmarks include The Dome (also known by the current corporate logo The O2 and previously the Millennium Dome) and the southern end of the Blackwall Tunnel, but the area is now being substantially redeveloped with new homes, offices, schools, a college and parks.

Read more about Greenwich Peninsula:  History, Redevelopment Since Early 1990s, Future Development

Famous quotes containing the word greenwich:

    Strange now to think of you, gone without corsets and eyes while I
    walk on the sunny pavement of Greenwich Village.
    Allen Ginsberg (b. 1926)