Plumstead, Greenwich

Location Map

Plumstead is a suburban area in Greenwich, Greenwich

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Plumstead within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Plumstead in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Plumstead.-- par. and ry. sta., Kent, on E. side and wholly within the parl. bor. of Woolwich, 3388 ac., pop. 33,250. From a mere vil. Plumstead has grown up within recent times to be a populous place, through the Government works established at Woolwich. The Plumstead Marshes are principally used for the proving of cannon. Powder magazines, brick fields, and tile kilns are here. See WOOLWICH.

Plumstead in the Domesday Book

A village in Litlelee hundred, in the county of Kent.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

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