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Blackheath

British

/ ˈblækhiːθ /

noun

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

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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

Their first live show consisted of around 20 people in a pub in London's Blackheath.

From BBC • May 19, 2021

Twice in my life I shot 74 on a full-size course, the second time, at Royal Blackheath, with an O.B. drive on the 17th.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 19, 2018

This circumstance is the more curious when we reflect that at that time there was no golf about London except at Blackheath.

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

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