Plumstead is an area in southeast London, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, England.
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10 Facts About Plumstead
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Plumstead was asked to show by what right he claimed sundry liberties and free warren on the manor of Plumstead amongst others.
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Reasons that remain unclear, King Edward III exempted the men and tenants of the manor of Plumstead from providing four men from the borough for the sheriff as was the requirement elsewhere.
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Plumstead confirmed all the grants of liberties previously bestowed on the abbot and monastery.
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Plumstead expanded rapidly in the 1880s with housing developed for workers at the Royal Arsenal; two-up two-down terraced housing was common in the area close to the river and the Arsenal, whereas larger and smarter properties were developed uphill from the Thames, around Plumstead Common.
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The 1878 Plumstead Common Act protected Plumstead Common as public open space forever.
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Plumstead was the home of the Peculiar People and a fascinating account of this Protestant sect is recorded in 'Unorthodox London' by the journalist Dr Davis.
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Plumstead had rapid housing growth but still retained large areas of green land i e Winns Common, Plumstead Common, Shrewsbury Park and Rockcliffe Gardens.
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Plumstead is served by many bus routes provided by Transport for London.
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