Rotherhithe

Rotherhithe is a peninsula on the south bank of the Thames in east London in the London Borough of Southwark. It has been a port since the 12th century or earlier, and a shipyard since Elizabethan times.

Because much of Rotherhithe was covered by the Surrey Commercial Docks, it is also known as Surrey Docks or Surrey Quays. In the past it has also been known as the cognate Redriff. It is part of the SE16 postal district.

Rotherhithe is joined to the north bank of the Thames by three tunnels. The Thames Tunnel to Wapping, was the first underwater tunnel in the world. It was built by the Brunels as a pedestrian tunnel and is now occupied by a railway (the East London Line). The later Rotherhithe Tunnel (opened 1908) carries a road to Limehouse. The Jubilee Line extension (opened 1999) has a railway tunnel to Canary Wharf in the Isle of Dogs.

Nearest places:

• Bermondsey
• Deptford
• Wapping
• Limehouse
• Isle of Dogs

Nearest tube stations:

• Canada Water tube station
• Rotherhithe tube station
• Surrey Quays tube station

Nearest railway stations:

• South Bermondsey railway station
• London Bridge railway station

External Links

• Rotherhithe, Surrey Docks, Surrey Quays, London SE16