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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Maritime Greenwich is about 9 km east of London. The nearest other World Heritage site is Tower of London, about 6 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • London · about 8,567,000 peopleabout 9 km west
  • Southend-on-Sea · about 618,000 peopleabout 50 km east
  • Luton · about 236,000 peopleabout 55 km north-west
  • Reading · about 370,000 peopleabout 70 km west
  • Brighton · about 503,000 peopleabout 75 km south
  • Cambridge · about 128,000 peopleabout 80 km north
Maritime GreenwichLondonTower of LondonWestminster Palace and Abbey5 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Maritime Greenwich and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesTower of London1Westminster Palace and Abbey2Kew Gardens3Canterbury Cathedral and Abbey4Blenheim Palace5Maritime Greenwich
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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