See soorce fer Greenwich

{{aboot|Greenwich in Ingland}}
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|static_image_caption     = [[Royal Observatory, Greenwich]]
|country                  = Ingland
|region                   = Greater London
|population               =
|official_name            = Greenwich
|constituency_westminster = [[Greenwich and Woolwich (UK Parliament constituency)|Greenwich and Woolwich]]
|post_town                = LONDON
|postcode_area            = SE
|postcode_district        = SE10 & some parts of SE8
|dial_code                = 020
|os_grid_reference        = TQ395775
|london_borough           = Greenwich
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'''Greenwich''' (UK {{IPAc-en|audio=En-uk-LBGreenwich.ogg|icon|ɡ|r|ɪ|n|ɪ|dʒ}}<ref>{{Cite book| last=Wells | first=John C. | authorlink=John C. Wells| year=2000 | title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary | edition=2nd| location=Harlow | publisher=Pearson Education Limited | isbn=0-582-36467-1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book| last=Jones | first=Daniel | authorlink=Daniel Jones (phonetician) | year=1997 | title=English Pronouncing Dictionary | url=https://archive.org/details/englishpronounci15edjone | edition=15th | location=Cambridge | publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] | isbn=0-521-45903-6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book| year=1994 | title=Collins English Dictionary | url=https://archive.org/details/collinsenglishdi0000unse_y9h2 | edition=3rd updated| publisher=[[HarperCollins]] | isbn=0-00-470678-1}}</ref> US {{IPAc-en|ɡ|r|ɛ|n|ɪ|tʃ}} or {{IPAc-en|ɡ|r|ɛ|n|ɪ|dʒ}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia
 | year = 2001
 | title = Greenwich Mean Time
 | encyclopedia = American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
 | publisher = Houghton Mifflin
 | accessdate = July 6, 2011
 | url = http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/Greenwich+Mean+Time
 | archive-date = 2012-07-08
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120708095007/http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/Greenwich+Mean+Time
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.yourdictionary.com/Greenwich "Greenwich" in Merriam–Webster]</ref><ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenwich "Greenwich" in Webster's New World Dictionary]</ref> is a destrict o sooth-east [[Lunnon]], [[Ingland]], locatit in the [[Royal Borough of Greenwich]] an situatit 5.5 mile (8.9&nbsp;km) east sooth-east o [[Charing Cross]].

Greenwich is notable for its [[maritime history]] an for givin its name tae the [[Greenwich Meridian]] (0° langitude) an [[Greenwich Mean Time]]. The toun became the steid o a ryal palace, the [[Palace of Placentia]] frae the 15t century, an wis the birthplace o mony in the [[Hoose o Tudor]], includin [[Henry VIII o Ingland|Henry VIII]] an [[Elizabeth I]]. The palace fell intae disrepair durin the [[Inglis Ceevil War]] an wis rebuilt as the [[Greenwich Hospital (Lunnon)|Royal Naval Hospital for Sailors]] bi Sir [[Christopher Wren]] an his assistant [[Nicholas Hawksmoor]]. These biggins became the [[Old Royal Naval College|Royal Naval College]] in 1873, an they remained an establishment for militar education till 1998 when they passed intae the haunds o the Greenwich Foundation. The historic rooms athin these biggins remain open tae the public; ither biggins are uised bi [[University of Greenwich]] an [[Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance]].

The toun became a popular resort in the 17t century an mony grand hooses wur built thare, such as Vanbrugh Castle (1717) established on Maze Hill, next tae the pairk. Frae the [[Georgian period]] estates o hooses wur constructit abuin the toun centre. The maritime connections o Greenwich wur celebratit in the 20t century, wi the steidin o the [[Cutty Sark]] an [[Gipsy Moth IV]] next tae the river front, an the [[National Maritime Museum]] in the umwhile biggins o the [[Royal Hospital School]] in 1934. Greenwich formit pairt o [[Kent]] till 1889 when the [[County of London]] wis creatit.

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[[Category:Auries o Lunnon]]
[[Category:Warld Heritage Steids in Ingland]]
[[Category:Destricts o the Royal Borough of Greenwich]]
[[Category:Destricts o Lunnon on the River Thames]]
[[Category:Destricts o Lunnon leetit in the Domesday Book]]
[[Category:Port o Lunnon]]