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Plumstead
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{{dablink|See also,
Plumstead, Norfolk.}}
{{infobox London place|
|Place= Plumstead
|Borough=
London Borough of Greenwich Greenwich
|Traditional=
Kent
|Constituency=
Greenwich and Woolwich (UK Parliament constituency) Greenwich and Woolwich
|PostTown= LONDON
|PostCode=
London SE18 SE18
|DiallingCode= 020
|GridReference= TQ445785
|GLA=
Greenwich and Lewisham
}}
'''Plumstead''' (founded circa
980) is a district in the
London Borough of Greenwich, with the eastern end of the site of the former
Royal Arsenal at its northern boundary and
Shooters Hill to the south. Plumstead expanded rapidly in the 1880s with housing developed for Arsenal workers, two-up two-down terraced housing was common in the area close to the river and Arsenal, larger and smarter properties were developed up hill from the Thames, around Plumstead Common.
Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club (then known as Royal Arsenal or Woolwich Arsenal) played in Plumstead between 1886 and 1913, at various grounds in the Plumstead area, but mainly at the
Manor Ground, Plumstead Manor Ground, on the north side of Plumstead High Street.
Celebrity gangster [http://www.davecourtney.com Dave Courtney] lives in [http://www.camelot-castle.co.uk Camelot Castle], an elaborately styled victorian semi in Chestnut Rise, Plumstead.
Nearest places:
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Woolwich, London, England Woolwich
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Welling, London, England Welling
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Thamesmead, London, England Thamesmead
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Kidbrooke, London, England Kidbrooke
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Eltham, London, England Eltham
Nearest railway station:
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Plumstead railway station (located in the north-west corner of the town)
Category:Districts of London
Category:Greenwich
de:Plumstead
Stories and Personal History
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Plumstead-Stories is a collection of stories and photos of people who grew up in the area, primarily around WWII and beyond.
