Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Eltham within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Eltham, par. and township with ry. sta., Kent -- 4124 ac., pop. 5827; township (in parl. bor. of Woolwich), 3782 ac., pop. 5048; P.O., T.O.; there are some remains of Eltham Palace, a residence of the English kings from Henry III. to Henry VIII.
A village in Greenwich hundred, in the county of Kent.