Rotherhithe
Proper noun
Meaning
Rotherhithe
An urban area by the Thames, in the borough of Southwark, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3579).
Examples
King Haakon and the Norwegian government escaped to Rotherhithe in London.
Chandler's practice was in London's Rotherhithe amidst the squalor endured by the Dickensian poor.
Plans to build a pedestrian and cycle bridge from Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf have been backed by the public (TfL)Plans for a Rotherhithe-Canary Wharf pedestrian and cycle bridge have taken a step forward after being backed by the public.
The Howland Great Dock in Rotherhithe (built 1696 and later forming the core of the Surrey Commercial Docks ) was designed to address these problems, providing a large, secure and sheltered anchorage with room for 120 large vessels.