Greenhithe
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| Parish | Swanscombe and Greenhithe |
| District | Dartford |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Greenhithe |
| Postcode district | DA9 |
| Dial code | 01322 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | Dartford |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Greenhithe is a village in Dartford District of Kent, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe.
Greenhithe, as it is spelled today, is located where it was possible to build wharves for transhipping corn, wood and other commodities; its largest cargoes were of chalk and lime which were needed for agricultural purposes. This led in turn to the development of the cement industry at nearby Swanscombe, although Greenhithe itself had a brief time during Victorian times as a tourist resort: Greenhithe Pier was built in 1842.
Until recently it was little more than a hamlet; within its boundaries was Ingress Abbey, an ancient religious institution among those dissolved by Henry VIII. The buildings later became a Merchant Navy College, of which the training ship HMS Worcester was part.
[edit] Contemporary Greenhithe
Its position on the river is now of less importance. The whole area is being redeveloped as part of the Thames Gateway regeneration: its proximity to the M25 motorway; to the new Channel Tunnel Rail Link station to be named Ebbsfleet International; and to the Bluewater complex has altered that. It is anticipated that Greenhithe will attract more affluent and upwardly mobile residents because of the proximity to the enormous shopping complex. This is reflected in increased property valuations, and an increasingly "gentrified" feel to the immediate area. However, many current residents deride Greenhithe for it's lack of amenities- Bluewater, the supermarket, and train station aside, there is little in the area apart from housing and it is hoped that the thames gateway project will address this (large housing developments -particularly Ingress Park- and industrial estates almost completely surround the former hamlet).
[edit] External links
- Greenhithe history includes notes on Ingress Abbey and HMS Worcester]
- Ingress Park
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Bean • Darenth • Dartford • Ebbsfleet • Greenhithe • Hawley • Joydens Wood • Longfield • Longfield and New Barn • Maypole • New Barn • Southfleet • Stone • Sutton-at-Hone • Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley • Swanscombe • Swanscombe and Greenhithe • Wilmington |
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