Deptford
Thames-side London district
Deptford is a district in southeast London, historically significant as a naval dockyard where ships were built and provisioned from the Tudor period onward.
The name combines "deep" and "ford," referring to a crossing point on Deptford Creek.
Today it's a diverse residential area undergoing gentrification: We found a flat in Deptford.
Maritime vessel construction site
- shipyardVessel construction site
- Royal NavyUK naval military branch
- shipbuildingConstructing maritime vessels
- ThamesLondon's river
anchorage · shipwright · frigate · galleon · victualling · rigging · mast · keel
Of late 1500s England
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- StuartScottish-origin English dynasty
- VictorianOf a prim era
- DrakeAdult male duck
Armada · Restoration · Peter the Great · Christopher Marlowe · heritage · archives · antiquarian · chronicles
London district, meridian origin
- ThamesLondon's river
- BermondseySoutheast London district
- OvergroundLondon surface rail system
- CreeksidePlace name near stream
People living somewhere
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- diversityState of varied elements
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
activism · market · gentrification · artists · creatives · volunteers · solidarity · engagement
dockyard
Maritime vessel construction site
- shipyardVessel construction site
- Royal NavyUK naval military branch
- shipbuildingConstructing maritime vessels
Thames · anchorage · shipwright · frigate · galleon · victualling · rigging · mast · keel · slipway
Elizabethan
Of late 1500s England
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- StuartScottish-origin English dynasty
- VictorianOf a prim era
Drake · Armada · Restoration · Peter the Great · Christopher Marlowe · heritage · archives · antiquarian · chronicles · monuments
Greenwich
London district, meridian origin
- ThamesLondon's river
- BermondseySoutheast London district
- OvergroundLondon surface rail system
residents
People living somewhere
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- diversityState of varied elements
grassroots · activism · market · gentrification · artists · creatives · volunteers · solidarity · engagement · cooperative
DeptfordMayfair
Upscale central London district
Belgravia · Chelsea · Westminster · Kensington · Knightsbridge