page_title: Erith
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Erith / History
caption_attribution_description: English: mudflats at Erith. mudflats north-west of Erith town centre, on the ebb tide, with a distant view of the QE2 bridge at Dartford.
context_page_description: Erith is an area in south-east London, England, 13.3 miles east of Charing Cross. Within the historic county of Kent, it has formed part of the London Borough of Bexley since 1965. It lies north-east of Bexleyheath and north-west of Dartford, on the south bank of the River Thames. The population is 45,345. The town centre has been modernised with further dwellings added since 1961. The curved riverside high street has three listed buildings, including the Church of England church and the Carnegie Building. Erith otherwise consists mainly of suburban homes. It is linked to central London and Kent by rail and to Thamesmead by a dual carriageway. Erith has the longest pier in London, and retains a coastal environment with salt marshes alongside industrial land.
caption: Mudflats on the Thames, with the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge in the far background
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