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词条 Royal Borough of Greenwich
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  1. History

  2. Geography

     Demographics  Ethnicity  Landmarks 

  3. Civic affairs

     Mayor  Executive  Coat of arms  Twinning 

  4. Politics

     Greenwich London Borough Council  Westminster Parliament 

  5. Education

     Schools  Further education  Universities 

  6. Sport within the borough

  7. Transport

     River crossings   River transport   Railway stations  Tube/DLR stations  Travel to work 

  8. Economy

     Tourism 

  9. Places

     Parks and open spaces 

  10. Religion

  11. See also

  12. References

  13. External links

{{EngvarB|date=December 2014}}{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}{{Infobox London Borough
| name = Royal Borough of Greenwich
| motto = We Govern by Serving
| short_name = Greenwich
| imagename = Greenwich UK locator map.svg
| image_shield = Greenwich2012arms.png
| arms_article = Coat of arms of the Royal Borough of Greenwich
| status = Royal borough
| area_km2 = 47.35
| ons_code = 00AL
| gss_code = E09000011
| adminhq = Woolwich
| url = http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk
| leadership = Leader & Cabinet
| mayor = Councillor Peter Brooks
| mps = Teresa Pearce (Labour)
Clive Efford (Labour)
Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
| gla_constituency = Greenwich and Lewisham
| gla_member = Len Duvall (Labour)
| postcode_areas = {{postcode|SE}}, {{postcode|DA}}, {{postcode|BR}}
| dial_codes = 020
}}

The Royal Borough of Greenwich ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-uk-LBGreenwich.ogg|ˈ|ɡ|r|ɛ|n|ɪ|tʃ}}, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|r|ɪ|n|ɪ|dʒ}}, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|r|ɪ|n|ɪ|tʃ}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|r|ɛ|n|ɪ|dʒ}})[1][2] is a London borough in south-east London, England. Taking its name from the historic town of Greenwich, the London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 by the amalgamation of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich with part of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich to the east. The local council is Greenwich London Borough Council which meets in Woolwich Town Hall. The council's offices are also based in Woolwich, the main urban centre in the borough.

Greenwich is world-famous as the traditional location of the Prime Meridian, on which all Coordinated Universal Time is based. The Prime Meridian running through Greenwich and the Greenwich Observatory is where the designation Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT began, and on which all world times are based. In 2012, Greenwich was listed as a top ten global destination by Frommer's – the only UK destination to be listed.

Greenwich was one of six host boroughs for the 2012 London Olympics and events were held at the Royal Artillery Barracks (shooting), Greenwich Park (equestrianism) and The O2 – the former Millennium Dome (gymnastics and basketball). It is also the home borough of professional football club Charlton Athletic.

To mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Greenwich became a Royal Borough on 3 February 2012, due in part to its historic links with the Royal Family, and to its UNESCO World Heritage Site status as home of the Prime Meridian.[3][4][5]

History

The London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 by merging the former areas of the metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and most of Woolwich (with the exception of North Woolwich, north of the river, which became part of the London Borough of Newham).

The name 'Charlton' was briefly considered for the borough.[6] Greenwich once applied for city status, but was turned down. If the application had been accepted the borough would have been known as the City of Greenwich, similarly to the City of Westminster.

To mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II, on 3 February 2012 Greenwich became the fourth Royal Borough, an honour additional to its historic links with the Royal Family, and its status as home of the Prime Meridian and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Geography

The borough lies along the south bank of the River Thames between Deptford and Thamesmead. It has an area of 5,044 hectares. Because of the bends of the river, its waterfront is as long as 8.5 miles. Travelling south away from the waterfront, the ground rises: Shooters Hill in the east and the high ground of Blackheath in the west bookend the borough, Eltham to the south of these hills falls away slightly.

Greenwich is bounded by the London Boroughs of Bexley to the east, Bromley to the south, Lewisham to the west and across the River Thames to the north lie Tower Hamlets, Newham and Barking and Dagenham.

Demographics

The borough's population in 2011 was 254,557.[7] 52.3% of the community defined themselves as white British. The largest minority groups represented were of Black and Asian heritage.

{{Historical populations
| title= Population census
| percentages =
| 1801 |16866
| 1811 |20900
| 1821 |25208
| 1831 |30113
| 1841 |38284
| 1851 |52190
| 1861 |74801
| 1871 |97413
| 1881 |120024
| 1891 |174316
| 1901 |185062
| 1911 |196471
| 1921 |213562
| 1931 |232142
| 1941 |227864
| 1951 |223674
| 1961 |220305
| 1971 |216993
| 1981 |209868
| 1991 |213488
| 2001 |214540
| 2011 |254557
|footnote=Note:[8]
}}

Ethnicity

Ethnic Group2001[9]2011[10]
Number%Number%
White: British 151,291 70.6% 133,130 52.3%
White: Irish 4,871 % 4,291 1.7%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 430 0.2%
White: Other 9,195 % 21,581 8.3%
White: Total 165,357 % 159,002 62.5%
Asian or Asian British: Indian 9,389 % 7,836 3.1%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani 1,909 % 2,594 1.0%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi 1,236 % 1,645 0.6%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese 2,540 % 5,061 2.0%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian 2,044 % 12,758 5.0%
Asian or Asian British: Total 17,118 % 29,894 11.7%
Black or Black British: African 15,312 % 35,164 13.8%
Black or Black British: Caribbean 6,782 % 8,051 3.2%
Black or Black British: Other Black 1,693 % 5,440 2.1%
Black or Black British: Total 23,787 % 48,655 19.1%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean 2,175 % 4,011 1.6%
Mixed: White and Black African 933 % 2,699 1.1%
Mixed: White and Asian 1,353 % 2,361 0.9%
Mixed: Other Mixed 1,389 % 3,203 1.3%
Mixed: Total 5,850 % 12,274 4.8%
Other: Arab 1,069 0.4%
Other: Any other ethnic group 2,378 % 3,663 1.4%
Other: Total 2,378 % 4,732 1.9%
Black, Asian, and minority ethnic: Total 49,133 % 95,555 37.5%
Total 214,490 100.00% 254,557 100.00%

Landmarks

Central Greenwich Town contains a UNESCO World Heritage Site centred on Christopher Wren's Royal Naval College and the Old Royal Observatory.

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Civic affairs

Mayor

The 2013/14 Mayor was Cllr Angela Cornforth.

The 2014/15 Mayor was Cllr M Hayes.

The 2015/16 Mayor was Cllr Norman Adams.[11]

The 2016/17 Mayor is Cllr Olu Babatola, the first African born individual to be elected to the office.[12]

Shaped like an astrolabe, the 18ct gold badge on the Mayor's chain embodies the ‘time-ball’ on the principal building of the old Greenwich Royal Observatory, the meridian line and lines of latitude and longitude. The ‘time-ball’ is set with small rubies.

Executive

The Executive is composed of ten Labour members, led by Cllr Danny Thorpe(Shooters Hill ward) who has been Leader of the Council since 2018.

Coat of arms

{{Main|Coat of arms of the Royal Borough of Greenwich}}

Arms were originally granted to the London Borough by letters patent dated 1 October 1965.[13] Although much of the 1965 design has been retained, the arms have been altered in 2012 by the addition of a representation of the Thames. In addition a crest and supporters were added to the arms.[14]

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Twinning

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is twinned with:

  • {{flagicon|Germany}} – Reinickendorf, Berlin, Germany (since 1965). The initiative of the twinning with this Berlin borough dates from the times of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich. A London telephone box and a red pillar box beside Lake Tegel were gifted by Greenwich borough. A Berlin Buddy Bear in General Gordon Square (Woolwich) commemorates the 50th anniversary of the twinning.[15]
  • {{flagicon|Slovenia}} – Maribor, Slovenia (since 1966).[15] The 50th anniversary of the town twinning with Slovenia's second largest city was celebrated with a ballet performance in Woolwich Town Hall and the revealing of a plaque in the renamed Maribor Park in the Royal Arsenal.[16]
  • {{flagicon|Ghana}} – Tema, Ghana (since 2000). The town twinning with Tema has led to the opening of Tema's first Information Technology Centre (by the Duke of Edinburgh in 2000), the gifting of a mobile ICT learning centre to Tema (2005), the shipping of a converted Greenwich council passenger services bus, packed with books for school libraries and second-hand computers, as well as regular youth exchanges between Greenwich and Tema.[15]

Politics

{{main|Politics of Greenwich}}

Greenwich London Borough Council

Greenwich London Borough Council comprises 51 councillors. The Labour Party currently has an overall majority on the council, holding 43 seats, with the Conservatives holding 8. Labour has had a majority on the council since 1971.

There are 17 wards in Greenwich:

  • Abbey Wood
  • Blackheath-Westcombe
  • Charlton
  • Coldharbour and New Eltham
  • Eltham North
  • Eltham South
  • Eltham West
  • Glyndon
  • Greenwich West
  • Peninsula
  • Kidbrooke with Hornfair
  • Middlepark and Sutcliffe
  • Plumstead
  • Shooters Hill
  • Thamesmead Moorings
  • Woolwich Common
  • Woolwich Riverside

Westminster Parliament

The borough contains the constituencies of:

  • Eltham
  • Erith and Thamesmead (shared with the London Borough of Bexley)
  • Greenwich and Woolwich

Since the 2010 General Election, all three are represented by Labour MPs.

Education

Schools

{{main|List of schools in the London Borough of Greenwich}}

Further education

Greenwich Community College is the main publicly funded provider of further education in the borough, offering a range of academic and vocational courses and qualifications. Anglian College London is a private college offering further and higher education courses to students from around London and overseas. In September 2013, The Royal Borough of Greenwich Equestrian Centre – a partnership between Hadlow College and the Royal Borough of Greenwich – opened. At present it offers Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications in horse care, as well as a range of part-time qualifications and a BSc (Hons) degree in Equine Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. In September 2010 Ravensbourne opened its new campus at Greenwich Peninsula.[17]

Universities

The University of Greenwich main campus is located in the distinctive buildings of the former Royal Naval College. There is a further campus of the university at Avery Hill in Eltham, and also, outside the borough, in Medway. The Faculty of Music of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, (formerly known as Trinity College of Music) is also housed in the buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital.

Sport within the borough

Greenwich Council owns many sports centres and these are operated by Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL). They also run an outdoor swimming pool, the Charlton Lido.

The largest football club in the borough is Charlton Athletic F.C., a professional club playing in League One. There are two non-League football clubs, Bridon Ropes F.C. and Meridian F.C., who both play in Woolwich at Meridian Sports & Social Club. There are several Rugby clubs, most notably Blackheath F.C., who played at Rectory Field for 158 years, moving to Eltham in 2016. Blackheath Cricket Club still plays at Rectory Field.

Greenwich was one of the five host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and hosted 34 events in nine sports at three venues across the borough.[18] Greenwich Park hosted equestrian events and modern pentathlon; the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich hosted shooting events; and The O2 arena hosted gymnastics and basketball finals.

Transport

River crossings

There are foot tunnels under the River Thames between Greenwich and Island Gardens in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and between Woolwich and North Woolwich in the London Borough of Newham. The Woolwich Ferry takes vehicle traffic and links the North Circular Road to the South Circular Road which runs through the borough. A cable car crossing linking Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Docks opened on 28 June 2012.[19]

River transport

The Thames Clippers commuter ferry service runs from Woolwich to Canary Wharf and the City.

Railway stations

  • Abbey Wood
  • Blackheath
  • Charlton
  • Eltham
  • Greenwich
  • Kidbrooke
  • Maze Hill
  • Mottingham
  • New Eltham
  • Plumstead
  • Westcombe Park
  • Woolwich Arsenal
  • Woolwich Dockyard

All stations are served by Southeastern.

Crossrail stations are currently under construction at Woolwich and Abbey Wood.

Tube/DLR stations

  • Cutty Sark (DLR)
  • Deptford Bridge (DLR)
  • Elverson Road (DLR)
  • Greenwich (DLR)
  • North Greenwich (Jubilee line)
  • Woolwich Arsenal (DLR)

Travel to work

In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: driving a car or van, 17.5% of all residents aged 16–74; train, 10.2%; bus, minibus or coach, 10.2%; underground, metro, light rail, tram, 9.7%; on foot, 4.1%; work mainly at or from home, 2.5%; bicycle, 1.5%.[20]

Economy

Tourism

Tourism is becoming an increasingly important factor in Greenwich's economy. In 2015, 18.5 million people are expected to visit the borough for a day or more, generating over £1.2 billion; this figure is expected to increase by more than 25% by 2018. Evidence of the tourism boom includes the construction of a 452-room InterContinental Hotel near the O2 Arena (opening in 2015) and London's first cruise ship terminal, at Enderby Wharf (opening 2017). Apart from the many museums and historic buildings in Greenwich town and Greenwich Park, the main tourist attractions are: the Cutty Sark, The O2 Arena, Emirates Air Line (cable car), Eltham Palace (which expected over 100,000 visitors in 2015), Charlton House and the Thames Barrier. In addition, the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich is starting to promote itself as a tourist attraction.[21]

Places

{{Main|List of districts in Greenwich}}

Parks and open spaces

{{main|Greenwich parks and open spaces}}

The borough contains the Greenwich Royal Park. A small part of the Metropolitan Green Belt is within the borough.

Religion

The Greenwich borough is predominantly Christian (2001 Census). The Christian Church is represented by various denominations, among which are Church of England, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Evangelical, Brethren, Pentecostal, Quakers, etc. Non-Trinitarian groups also exist. Besides these there are various other religious minorities including Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus and Jews.

In the 2001 Census, 29% of Greenwich described themselves as non-religious, or did not state their faith.[22]

See also

  • Greenwich parks and open spaces
  • Grade I and II listed buildings in Greenwich
  • List of public art in Greenwich
  • Greenwich Heritage Centre
  • University of Greenwich

References

1. ^{{OED|Greenwich}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (David Jones)|year=2011|editor1-first=Peter|editor1-last=Roach|editor2-first=Jane|editor2-last=Setter|editor3-first=John|editor3-last=Esling|edition=18th|location=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
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5. ^Letters Patent dated 3 February 2012 {{London Gazette|issue=60205|page=13300|date=11 July 2012}}
6. ^"Names for Nine New Boroughs of London" The Times, 14 September 1963
7. ^http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-and-quick-statistics-for-wards-and-output-areas-in-england-and-wales/rft---qs211ew-wm.xls
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11. ^{{cite web|author=Royal Borough of Greenwich |url=http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/info/200038/elected_representatives/319/the_mayor_of_the_royal_borough_of_greenwich/3 |title=About our current Mayor | The Mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich |publisher=Royalgreenwich.gov.uk |date=6 October 2011 |accessdate=22 August 2018}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/info/200038/elected_representatives/319/the_mayor_of_the_royal_borough_of_greenwich |title=About our current Mayor | The Mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich |publisher=Royalgreenwich.gov.uk |date=6 October 2011 |accessdate=22 August 2018}}
13. ^{{cite book |last=Briggs |first= Geoffrey |title=Civic and Corporate Heraldry: A Dictionary of Impersonal Arms of England, Wales and Northern Ireland |year=1971 |publisher=Heraldry Today |location=London |isbn=0-900455-21-7 |pages=184–185}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/info/200064/local_history_and_heritage/1053/greenwichs_royal_crest|title=The borough's coat of arms and crest|publisher=Greenwich Council|accessdate=16 January 2012}}
15. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/info/200096/tourism_and_travel/49/town_twinning|title=Town twinning|last=|first=|date=|website=Royal Borough of Greenwich website|access-date=11 July 2017}}
16. ^[https://www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/24854/ballet-new-park-greenwich-celebrates-50-year-twinning-maribor 'Ballet and new park as Greenwich celebrates 50 year twinning with Maribor'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528191924/https://www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/24854/ballet-new-park-greenwich-celebrates-50-year-twinning-maribor/ |date=28 May 2017 }}, londonnewsonline.co.uk, 26 May 2017.
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19. ^{{cite web|title=Thames cable car in London opens for passengers|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18619936|accessdate=28 June 2012}}
20. ^{{cite web|title=2011 Census: QS701EW Method of travel to work, local authorities in England and Wales|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-and-quick-statistics-for-wards-and-output-areas-in-england-and-wales/rft-qs701ew.xls|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=23 November 2013}} Percentages are of all residents aged 16–74 including those not in employment. Respondents could only pick one mode, specified as the journey’s longest part by distance.
21. ^Greenwich Time, No. 367, 29 September 2015, pp. 1, 4 (online text)
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/profiles/00al.asp|title=2011 Census - Office for National Statistics|publisher=}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070808005417/http://londonremade.com/mgpc2.asp "The Mayor's Green Procurement Code"], Level A1. Retrieved 26 September 2007.

External links

  • Greenwich Council
  • Greenwich Conservatives
  • Greenwich and Woolwich Labour Party
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100420102837/http://greenwich-libdems.org.uk/ Greenwich Liberal Democrats]
  • Eltham Labour Party
  • MP Clive Efford
  • Greenwich Young Peoples Council
  • Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
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