Thamesmead
| Thamesmead | |
|---|---|
Aerial view of Thamesmead in July 2015 | |
Location within Greater London | |
| Population | 31,824 (Thamesmead Moorings and Thamesmead East wards 2011) |
| OS grid reference | TQ475805 |
| • Charing Cross | 10.6 mi (17.1 km) W |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | SE2, SE28 |
| Post town | ERITH |
| Postcode district | DA18 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
Thamesmead (/ˈtɛmzmiːd/) is an area of south-east London, England, straddling the border between the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley. It is located 11 miles (18 km) east of Charing Cross, north-east of Woolwich and west of Erith. It mainly consists of social housing built from the mid-1960s onwards on former marshland on the south bank of the River Thames.