About Deptford
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Deptford is a district of south London, England, located on the south bank of the River Thames. It is named after a ford of the River Ravensbourne, and from the mid 16th century to the late 19th was home to Deptford Dockyard, the first of the Royal Navy Dockyards.
Deptford and the docks are associated with the knighting of Sir Francis Drake by Queen Elizabeth I aboard the Golden Hind, the legend of Sir Walter Raleigh laying down his cape for Elizabeth, Captain James Cook's third voyage aboard Resolution, and the mysterious murder of Christopher Marlowe in a house along Deptford Strand. Though Deptford began as two small communities, one at the ford, and the other a fishing village on The Thames, Deptford's history and population has been mainly associated with the docks established by Henry VIII. |
Transport
Deptford is served by National Rail and Docklands Light Railway services. The National Rail service is operated by Southeastern on the suburban Greenwich Line at Deptford railway station (just a few minutes walk from the church), the oldest passenger only railway station in London, and St Johns, as well as nearby New Cross. The DLR stations are at Deptford Bridge and Elverson Road.
SchoolsSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Headteacher: Patricia Chantery LEA No: 209 School No: 3478 Address: Crossfield Street Deptford LONDON SE8 3PH Telephone: 020 8692 4836 Website: www.stjps.lewisham.sch.uk See the BBC news website for further information including; directions, statistics, OFSTED and local education authority report. |
HospitalsLewisham Hospital NHS Trust
Lewisham High Street London SE13 6LH Tel. 0208 333 3000 Blackheath Hospital 40-42 Lee Terrace London SE3 9UD Tel. 0208 318 7722 The Sloane Hospital 125 Albemarle Road Beckenham BR3 5HS Tel. 0208 466 4002 St Giles Hospital St. Giles Road London SE5 7RN Tel. 0207 771 3300 Fax. 0207 771 3366 King's College Hospital Denmark Hill London SE5 9RS Tel. 0207 737 4000 Fax. 0207 346 3445 |