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Blackheath

British  
/ ˈblækhiːθ /

noun

  1. a residential district in SE London, mainly in the boroughs of Lewisham and Greenwich: a large heath formerly notorious for highwaymen

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Barbara Mary Quant was born in London on Feb. 11, 1930, and grew up in the city’s Blackheath area.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2023

The 19-year-old, from Blackheath in south-east London, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 35 years last month.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2021

Geoff Fenn is steward at the Blackheath allotments on the other side of Colchester.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2021

Buses replace #BlueMountainsLine trains between Mount Victoria & Lawson due to a tree in the overhead wiring at Blackheath & a landslip at Leura caused by severe weather conditions.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 9, 2020

Men who have played at Blackheath do not so constantly complain of the weak effort of their greenkeeper, and his governing committee, at their most favoured club.

From The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer by Henry Leach

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