Floods in Abbey Wood

Image dated 1953

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The Plumstead and Erith marshes were completely inundated during the terrible
floods of 1953. Four people were drowned and 350 were evacuated.


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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Abbey Wood Between Plumstead to the west and Erith to the east, Abbey Wood takes its name from the nearby Lesnes Abbey and Bostall Woods.
Abbey Wood

NEARBY STREETS
Abbey Grove, SE2 Abbey Grove is one of the streets of London in the SE2 postal area
Abbey Grove, SE2
Abbey Road, SE2 Abbey Road is one of the streets of London in the SE2 postal area
Abbey Road, SE2
Abbey Terrace, SE2 Abbey Terrace is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Abbey Terrace, SE2
Abbey Way, SE2 Abbey Way is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Abbey Way, SE2
Abbey Wood Road, SE2 Abbey Wood Road appears on the earliest maps of the area
Abbey Wood Road, SE2
Bostall Manor Way, SE2 Bostall Manor Way is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Bostall Manor Way, SE2
Brodrick Grove, SE2 Brodrick Grove is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Brodrick Grove, SE2
Chalcombe Road, SE2 Chalcombe Road is one of the streets of London in the SE2 postal area
Chalcombe Road, SE2
Chancelot Road, SE2 Chancelot Road is one of the streets of London in the SE2 postal area
Chancelot Road, SE2
Congress Road, SE2 Congress Road was part of the Bostal Estate which was developed by the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society.
Congress Road, SE2
Crumpsall Street, SE2 Crumpsall Street is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Crumpsall Street, SE2
Dalberg Way, DA17 Dalberg Way is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Dalberg Way, DA17
De Lucy Street, SE2 De Lucy Street is a road in the SE2 postcode area
De Lucy Street, SE2
Edington Road, SE2 Edington Road is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Edington Road, SE2
Federation Road, SE2 Federation Road is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Federation Road, SE2
Felixstowe Road, SE2 Felixstowe Road runs from Harrow Manorway to Eynsham Drive
Felixstowe Road, SE2
Fendkye Road, DA17 A street within the DA17 postcode
Fendkye Road, DA17
Fendyke Road, DA17 Fendyke Road is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Fendyke Road, DA17
Fendyke Road, DA17 Fendyke Road is a road in the DA17 postcode area
Fendyke Road, DA17
Florence Road, SE2 This is a street in the SE2 postcode area
Florence Road, SE2
Fossington Road, DA17 Fossington Road is a road in the DA17 postcode area
Fossington Road, DA17
Glover Close, SE2 Glover Close is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Glover Close, SE2
Greening Street, SE2 Greening Street is one of the streets of London in the SE2 postal area
Greening Street, SE2
Hermitage Close, SE2 Hermitage Close is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Hermitage Close, SE2
Knee Hill Crescent, SE2 Knee Hill Crescent is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Knee Hill Crescent, SE2
Lanridge Road, SE2 Lanridge Road is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Lanridge Road, SE2
Lensbury Way, SE2 Lensbury Way is one of the streets of London in the SE2 postal area
Lensbury Way, SE2
Luffield Road, SE2 Luffield Road is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Luffield Road, SE2
Manorside Close, SE2 Manorside Close is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Manorside Close, SE2
Mcleod Road, SE2 Mcleod Road is part of the Bostal Estate
Mcleod Road, SE2
Monks Close, SE2 Monks Close is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Monks Close, SE2
Overton Road East, SE2 Overton Road East is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Overton Road East, SE2
Overton Road, SE2 Overton Road is one of the streets of London in the SE2 postal area
Overton Road, SE2
Owenite Street, SE2 Owenite Street is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Owenite Street, SE2
Rushdene, DA17 Rushdene is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Rushdene, DA17
Sedgemere Road, SE2 Sedgemere Road is one of the streets of London in the SE2 postal area
Sedgemere Road, SE2
Shieldhall Street, SE2 Shieldhall Street is one of the streets of London in the SE2 postal area
Shieldhall Street, SE2
Sydney Road, SE2 Sydney Road is one of the streets of London in the SE2 postal area
Sydney Road, SE2
Thistlebrook, SE2 Thistlebrook is one of the streets of London in the SE2 postal area
Thistlebrook, SE2
Throwley Close, SE2 Throwley Close is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Throwley Close, SE2
Wilton Road, SE2 Wilton Road is one of the streets of London in the SE2 postal area
Wilton Road, SE2
Woodland Way, SE2 Woodland Way is a road in the SE2 postcode area
Woodland Way, SE2


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