Blackheath, Lewisham

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Blackheath is a suburban area in Lewisham, Lewisham

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

Blackheath in historic gazetteers

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

Blackheath, vil. with ry. sta., W. Kent, 7 miles SE. of London; P.O., 2 Banks. The heath, now confined to about 70 ac., has several historic scenes connected with it, among the most notable being the encampment of Wat Tyler and his followers (1381), and of Jack Cade in 1450; the defeat of the Cornishmen by the Earl of Oxford, &c. It is a great resort for pleasure parties, and commands fine views of the metropolis and banks of the Thames.

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