Your Blackheath:  Blackheath is an area in southeast London, centred around a section of open public grassland ('the Heath') and straddling the boundary of the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Greenwich. The focal point of Blackheath is its centre which is known as the Village. The borough boundary runs across the middle of the heath; much of Blackheath Village on the south side of the Heath lies in Lewisham, while the Blackheath Standard area and that part of the Village around Blackheath Halls lie on the north and eastern side respectively, in Greenwich. Blackheath was the centre of the ancient Hundred of Blackheath. The Prime Meridian runs across the western side of Blackheath. There are several theories as to how Blackheath got its name. One popular but incorrect theory is that it derives from the heath's use as a burial ground in the 14th century for many of the London-based victims of the Black Death plague. An alternative theory derives from a local myth, which claims that Blackheath is so-called because the Heath appeared to be a much darker colour than the green fields beside the Thames that it overlooked - the soil was dark and so were the plants that grew there. Other sources suggest that a combination of the words 'bleak' and 'heath' led to the area's name. The sizeable prestigious private estate of Blackheath Park, created by John Cator and known as the Cator Estate, is situated east of Blackheath village. Built in the late 1700s and early 1800s, it contains many fine examples of substantial Georgian and Victorian houses...

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