Erith, Thames riverside district in southeast London, United Kingdom
Erith stretches along the south bank of the River Thames, containing residential areas, commercial zones, and public parks across 13.3 miles east of central London.
The area received its first charter in 695 and later developed into a royal dockyard, where Henry VIII's warship Henri Grace à Dieu was fitted in 1515.
The Carnegie Building, a former library constructed in 1906, stands as an architectural landmark representing the industrial period of southeast London's development.
The district maintains direct train connections to London Bridge station and features multiple shopping centers, schools, and sports facilities for its 45,345 residents.
Local street names Friday Road and Crusoe Road commemorate Alexander Selkirk, who returned to Erith in 1711 after his rescue from isolation inspired Robinson Crusoe.
Location: London Borough of Bexley
Shares border with: Northumberland Heath
GPS coordinates: 51.47630,0.16810
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:30
Tilda
3 km
The Diver
2.6 km
Erith Playhouse
1.1 km
Abbey Wood SSSI
2.9 km
Our Lady of the Angels Church, Erith
395 m
One Bell
2.6 km
Bexley Civic Offices
2.5 km
Church of St Paulinus, Crayford
2.4 km
Parish Church of St John the Baptist
1.2 km
Parish Church of All Saints
1.6 km
Christ Church Parish Church
2.8 km
Christ Church
702 m
Erith Old Library
878 m
St Paul's
675 m
Erith (Christ Church) War Memorial
704 m
28 And 30, Erith High Street
1.1 km
St Peter's
2.5 km
Crayford War Memorial
2 km
Cineworld Cinema Bexleyheath
2.7 km
Christ Church Vicarage
2.8 km
Orchard House
2.5 km
The Long Shed (Part Of David Evans Limited Factory At Number 71)
2.7 km
Clock Tower At West Angle Of Market Place
2.7 km
World War II Heavy Anti-Aircraft (Haa) Battery
2.5 km
Lychgate to West of Parish Church of St Paulinus
2.4 km
Crayford Manor House
2 km
The Oakwood
2.3 km
Milestone, The Broadway, Bexley Heath, opp Zizzi restaurant and by Civic Centre
2.6 kmReviews
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