Greenwich | |
Royal Observatory, Greenwich | |
One-time Coat of arms of Greenwich | |
Population | 30,578 (Peninsula and Greenwich West wards 2011) |
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OS grid reference | TQ395775 |
- Charing Cross | 5.5 mi (8.9 km) WNW |
London borough | Greenwich |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | London |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDON |
Postcode district | SE10 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
EU Parliament | London |
UK Parliament | Greenwich and Woolwich |
London Assembly | Greenwich and Lewisham |
Greenwich is a district of London. It is the main part of the Borough of Greenwich, about 8.9 km east south-east of Charing Cross.
The Royal Greenwich Observatory is in Greenwich. It was originally built for the Astronomer Royal. The Oservatory created the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).