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ERITH , an See also: urban See also: district in the See also: north-western See also: parliamentary division of Kent, See also: England, 14 M
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E. by S. of See also: London, on the See also: South Eastern & See also: Chatham railway
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Pop
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(1891) 13,414; (1901) 25,296
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It lies on the south See also: bank of the See also: Thames and extends up the hills above the See also: shore, many villas having been erected on the higher ground
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The See also: park of a former seat, Belvedere, was thus built over (c
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1860), and the mansion became a home for disabled See also: seamen
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The See also: church of St
See also: John the Baptist, though largely altered by
See also: modern restoration, retains Early See also: English to Perpendicular portions, and some early monuments and See also: brasses
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Erith has large See also: engineering and See also: gun factories, and in the neighbourhood are See also: gunpowder, oil, glue and manure See also: works
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The See also: southern outfall works of the London See also: main drainage See also: system are at Crossness in the neighbouring See also: lowland called Plumstead Marshes
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Erith is the headquarters of several yacht clubs
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Erith, the name of which is commonly derived from A.S
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1Erra- See also: hythe (old haven), was anciently a See also: borough, and was granted a market and fairs in 1313
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Down to the close of the 17th century it was of some importance as a See also: naval station
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