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    Greenwich (/ ˈ ɡ r ɛ n ɪ tʃ / ⓘ GREN-itch, /-ɪ dʒ /-⁠ij, / ˈ ɡ r ɪ n-/ GRIN-) is a town in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is situated 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east-south-east of Charing Cross.

  2. Greenwich is a district of London. It is the main part of the Borough of Greenwich, about 8.9 km east south-east of Charing Cross. The Royal Greenwich Observatory is in Greenwich. It was originally built for the Astronomer Royal. The Oservatory created the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

  3. The Royal Borough of Greenwich (/ ˈ ɡ r ɛ n ɪ tʃ / ⓘ, / ˈ ɡ r ɪ n ɪ dʒ /, / ˈ ɡ r ɪ n ɪ tʃ / or / ˈ ɡ r ɛ n ɪ dʒ /) is a London borough in southeast Greater London, England. The London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 .

  4. The Royal Borough of Greenwich is a London Borough. It is in south east London. Places. Greenwich; Woolwich; Millennium Dome

  5. Greenwich, royal borough and outer borough of London, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Thames in the historic county of Kent. Greenwich is famous for its naval and military connections and its green spaces.

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  6. The Observatory is on a hill in Greenwich Park in Greenwich, London, overlooking the River Thames. The Greenwich Meridian runs through the site of the Observatory. It is the line at which the longitude is defined as 0°.

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