The location is where the name "Thamesmead" appears on the modern 1:25,000 map. Thamesmead was developed by the Greater London Council as a new town on the Plumstead marshes, starting in the late 1960s. The name "Thamesmead" was invented in a competition in 1966/7.
Thamesmead through time
Thamesmead is now part of Greenwich district. Click here for graphs and data of how Greenwich has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thamesmead itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thamesmead, in Greenwich and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23348
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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