New Cross
Human settlement in England
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New Cross is an area in south-east London, England, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-east of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Lewisham and the SE14 postcode district. New Cross is near St Johns, Telegraph Hill, Nunhead, Peckham, Brockley, Deptford and Greenwich. It is home to Goldsmiths, University of London; Haberdashers' Hatcham College, and Addey and Stanhope School.
New Cross Gate, on the west of New Cross, is named after the New Cross tollgate, established in 1718 by the New Cross Turnpike Trust. It is the location of New Cross station and New Cross Gate station. New Cross Gate corresponds to the manor and district formerly known as Hatcham.
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Deptford
Area of southeast London, England
0.6 mi away
Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Observatory in London, England
0.9 mi away
Goldsmiths, University of London
Constituent university in London, England
0.2 mi away
Convoys Wharf
Notable place
1.1 mi away
New Cross house fire
Unsolved 1981 house fire that killed thirteen people in south-east London
0.4 mi away
New Cross Stadium
Former sports venue in London
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