North Woolwich
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Template:Infobox London place North Woolwich is place in the London Borough of Newham in London, United Kingdom. It is located north of Woolwich proper which is on the south bank of the River Thames. The two places are linked by the Woolwich Ferry and the Woolwich foot tunnel.
Historically North Woolwich consisted of two nearby tracts of land, totalling 412 acres (1.7 km²), on the north bank of the River Thames, however the eastern part of this territory is today considered part of Beckton and not associated with North Woolwich.
North Woolwich railway station is situated adjacent to the ferry terminal. An extension of the Docklands Light Railway to the area opened in December 2005; this currently terminates at King George V. The railway station is due to close when the Docklands Light Railway extension to Woolwich opens in 2009.
Administratively, North Woolwich was part of Kent at least since the Norman Conquest when one of William the Conqueror's lords, Hamon, was granted land on both sides of the Thames at this spot, probably to enable him to enjoy the taxes from cross-river traffic. It lay in the parish of Woolwich and later the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich, but was absorbed into the London Borough of Newham in 1965 when Woolwich south of the Thames became part of the London Borough of Greenwich. The population peaked just before the First World War, and reduced substantially in the Second World War when it was heavily bombed.
Population of North Woolwich
- 1871: 1,455
- 1881: 1,504
- 1891: 2,055
- 1901: 3,086
- 1911: 4,409
- 1921: 3,970
- 1931: 3,579