Erith owes its existence to the Thames, and was until the 1850s essentially a small riverside port, given prominence by King Henry VIII 's decision to open a naval dockyard there, approximately where the …

Erith lies roughly one mile south-west of the Essex border, and was historically in the county of Kent. Erith falls within the London borough council of Bexley, under the Greater London Authority. It is in …

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Erith is a town located in the London Borough of Bexley, Greater London. It is situated on the south bank of the River Thames and is known for its rich history and cultural heritage.

Erith is an area in south-east London, England, 13.3 miles east of Charing Cross. Before the creation of Greater London in 1965, it was in the historical county of Kent.

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Erith like this: ERITH, a small town and a parish in Dartford district, Kent.

Erith was granted a charter as early as the 7th century, and it later developed as a royal dockyard (see London Docklands). It was there in the 16th century that the British fitted out major warships such as …

Erith lies on the banks of the River Thames in the area now covered by the London Borough of Bexley. The history of the town is inextricably bound up with the river indeed, there was once a royal …

Erith is a riverside ward and district centre in the London Borough of Bexley, Greater London, England, located on the south bank of the River Thames with nearly half a mile of river frontage. Its population …