Greenwich, Kent, England

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historic place town

Greenwich, Kent, England is a historic riverside town on the River Thames best known as the birthplace of King Henry VIII and other Tudor monarchs and for its later role in maritime history and timekeeping.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic place ⓘ town ⓘ
birthplaceOf	Edward VI of England ⓘ Elizabeth I of England ⓘ Henry VIII of England ⓘ Mary I of England ⓘ
coordinateSystemReference	Prime Meridian ⓘ surface form: Prime Meridian (0° longitude)
country	England ⓘ
governingBody	Royal Borough of Greenwich ⓘ surface form: Royal Borough of Greenwich Council
hasFeature	historic town centre ⓘ riverside location ⓘ views of River Thames ⓘ
hasLandmark	Cutty Sark ⓘ Greenwich Palace ⓘ Greenwich Park ⓘ National Maritime Museum ⓘ Old Royal Naval College ⓘ Queen’s House ⓘ surface form: Queen's House Royal Observatory, Greenwich ⓘ
historicalCounty	Kent ⓘ
historicalRole	centre of global time standard ⓘ naval and maritime centre ⓘ royal residence in Tudor period ⓘ
knownFor	Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ Prime Meridian ⓘ Royal Observatory, Greenwich ⓘ birthplace of Tudor monarchs ⓘ maritime history ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ
locatedEastOf	City of London ⓘ
locatedIn	Greater London ⓘ Kent ⓘ southeast London ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Thames ⓘ surface form: River Thames
OSGridReference	TQ385775 ⓘ
partOf	Maritime Greenwich ⓘ surface form: Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site Royal Borough of Greenwich NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
timeZoneReference	Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ
transport	Cutty Sark DLR station ⓘ Greenwich Pier ⓘ Greenwich railway station ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	Maritime Greenwich ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry VIII of England → birthPlace → Greenwich, Kent, England ⓘ