Eltham: Six Things You Might Not Know About the Town
Eight facts about the town, each taken from Wikipedia and linked to its source.
A few facts about Eltham, paraphrased from its Wikipedia article (text available under CC BY-SA, retrieved 2026-10-03). Wikipedia can be edited by anyone, so check anything you plan to rely on.
Parliament met here under Edward III
The article says Edward III held a Parliament at Eltham in 1329 and again in 1375.
Around 35,459 people lived in three Eltham wards
The 2011 Census figure given for the Eltham North, South and West wards is 35,459 residents.
The Bexleyheath Line opened in 1895
The article dates the opening of the Bexleyheath Line, a main rail link for the area, to 1 May 1895.
The Progress Estate was built in 1915
The Progress Estate was built between February and December 1915 to house workers from the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich.
Bob Hope was born in Eltham
The article records that the actor Bob Hope was born in Eltham in 1903, at 44 Craigton Road.
It is 8.7 miles from Charing Cross
Eltham lies about 8.7 miles east-south-east of Charing Cross, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
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