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- Bellingham - The home of Bera's people.
- Blackheath - Some etymologists say that this is simply "black or dark field". But it was also here that victims or the Black Death were buried away from habitaion.
- Brockley - Badgers' clearing.
- Camberwell - Well or spring in a hollow.
- Catford - Place where wild cats cross the stream.
- Crofton - Corruption of croft-don - small farm near a hill.
- Crystal Palace - Named after the glass structure of the Great Exhibition of 1851 which was moved here from Hyde Park.
- Deptford - Deep ford.
- Dulwich - Marshy meadow where dill grows.
- Eltham - homestead frequented by swans.
- Greenwich - green (grassy) port.
- Kidbrooke - brook where kites are seen.
- Lewisham - Leofsa's homestead.
- Mottingham - Moda's enclosure.
- Peckham - homestead by a peak.
- Penge - end of the wood.
- Rotherhithe - landing place for cattle.
- Sydenham - Cippa's homestead.
- Thamesmead - reclaimed marshland by the Thames.
- Tulse Hill - named after the Tulse family.
- Woolwich - place where wool was loaded.
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