Plumstead Common

Plumstead Common
Autumnal view (near Plumstead Common Road)
Type	common land, urban park
Location	Plumstead, London
Coordinates	51°28′55″N 0°04′41″E / 51.482042°N 0.078020°E / 51.482042; 0.078020
Area	41.7 hectares (103 acres)[1]
Public transit access	Plumstead railway station

Plumstead Common is a common and urban park in Plumstead in the Royal Borough of Greenwich (SE18), south-east London. It is part of the South East London Green Chain.

Plumstead Common is bound to the north by Old Mill Road and to the south by Plumstead Common Road. To the east lies Winn or Winn's Common.

The common contains deposits of

Plumstead Common was first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 ("Plumstede"). The name refers to a place where plums grow.

Plumstead Common Act 1878
Act of Parliament
41 & 42 Vict. c. cxlv

In the 19th century more and more common land was sold off to build houses for the growing workforce at

Royal Arsenal F.C.'s first home was playing on the common.

Substantial remains of the Old Mill still stand and have been incorporated into the public house of the same name. Nearby is Plumstead Manor School. On the southwest corner of the common stands the former Prince of Wales pub.

Plumstead Common is the venue for the Plumstead Make Merry event, which is the longest-running community festival in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and is run on a voluntary basis by a group of people who are passionate about the local area. Plumstead Common is also the venue for the popular Asian Mela, which has been described as the "Asian Notting Hill Carnival".^[4]

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  Plumstead Common Road
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  Plumstead Common Road
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  St Margarets Grove
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  Bus stand Warwick Terrace
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  Western part of the common
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  Eastern part of the common
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  Green Chain Walk
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  World War I memorial

• Plumstead Common Windmill
• Winn's Common
• Woolwich cemetery

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• Plumstead Make Merry festival