Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London
Explore Thamesmead, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thamesmead map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Thamesmead, London, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Thamesmead |
| Traditional County | London |
| Unitary Authority | Greater London |
| District / Borough | Greenwich |
| Region | London |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.504408 |
| Longitude | 0.118829 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Thamesmead emerges from the low-lying marshes of the Thames Estuary as a singular experiment in modernist architecture and concrete geometry. It lies 6.4 miles west-north-west of Dartford (from Dartford: bearing 301°T, OS grid TQ 471 805), and is situated west of Wennington village. The landscape is defined by its extensive system of canals and artificial lakes, which reflect the changing moods of the sky with a clarity that softens the starkness of the surrounding housing blocks. Residents often find respite in the quiet expanse of South Mere, where the water mirrors the precise, angular lines of the nearby elevated walkways. Beyond these residential grids, the terrain dips toward the river, where the reed beds of Cross Ness provide a rugged, tidal edge to the development. The architecture of Thamesmead remains a bold, uncompromising statement, capturing a specific mid-century ambition to marry functional living with the open horizon. Even amidst such rigorous design, the persistent wind from the estuary reminds one that the land is essentially a reclaimed, shifting edge of London. This stark, water-bound environment persists as a testament to a vision that sought to impose order upon the wild, silty reaches of the riverbank.
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Explore Thamesmead, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.504408, 0.118829. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |