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The core of the area is Charlton Village, which is situated on a hillside overlooking the River Thames, but suburban sprawl means the name is now applied to a large area reaching down to the south bank of the river - where the Thames Barrier is located.

The area's other most notable feature is Charlton House, a Jacobean mansion ( architect: John Thorpe), built for Sir Adam Newton between 1607 and 1612. Sir Adam was tutor to Prince Henry, son of King James I of England, and was also responsible for building nearby St Luke's Church (burial place of Spencer Perceval (1762-1812), the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated). On the northern edge of the garden of Charlton House is a mulberry tree planted in 1608 by order of King James in an effort to cultivate silkworms.

Later, Charlton House became the home of the Maryon-Wilson family, after whom a nearby park is named. Since 1925, the house has been owned by the London Borough of Greenwich and has functioned as a library and community centre.

Charlton is perhaps best known as the home of Charlton Athletic F.C.Founded in 1905, Charlton Athletic F. play at The Valley, in Charlton, southeast London. History Charlton were elected to the Football League in 1921, and gained promotion to the First Division in 1936. They remained in the First Division, winning the FA. The club plays at The ValleyThe Valley is a 27,116-capacity football stadium in Charlton, London. It is the home of Charlton Athletic F. The ground dates to 1919, at a time when Charlton Athletic was moderately successful and looking for a new home. The club found an abandoned sand (a former chalk pit) situated to the north of the village, close to the main road and railway line between Greenwich and Woolwich.

1 Famous residents

• civil engineerThe term civil engineer refers to an individual who practices civil engineering. Originally the term "civil" engineer worked on public works projects and was contrasted with the military engineer, who worked on armaments and defenses. Over time, civil eng William Henry BarlowWilliam Henry Barlow ( 1812- 1902) was an English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with railway engineering projects. Born in Charlton in south-east London, the son of an engineer and mathematician (Professor Peter Barlow, who t (1812-1902) lived at Highcombe, 145 Charlton Road, SE7.
• Italian-born novelist Italo SvevoEttore Schmitz ( December 19, 1861 September 13, 1928), better known by the pseudonym Italo Svevo was an Italian businessman and author of novels, plays, and short stories. Svevo wrote the classic novel Confessions of Zeno La coscienza di Zeno and self-pu (1861-1928) lived at 67 Charlton Church Lane, SE7.

1 Transport

Nearest places:

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• ElthamEltham (pronounced el tm) is a place in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich. It originally developed along part of the road from London to Maidstone and lies three miles almost due south of Woolwich ( Mottingham, to the south, wa
• Greenwich
• Woolwich

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Nearest railway stations:

• Blackheath railway station
• Charlton railway station
• Westcombe Park railway station
• Woolwich Dockyard railway station

Road transport:

Charlton lies to the east of the southern approach to the Blackwall Tunnel crossing of the River Thames.

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