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Northumberland Heath, Bexley — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Northumberland Heath is an area of the London Borough of Bexley, filling the ground between Erith and Bexleyheath in South East London.
About Northumberland Heath
Where to stay in Northumberland Heath
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
Erith holds the nearer beds. Northumberland Heath itself is housing, a grid of streets and corner shops with The Pheasant among the few names a visitor would pick out, so a room in Erith or in Bexleyheath makes the workable base. Both sit close on either side.
From either one, Christ Church, St Paul's and the Erith Museum string into a single afternoon without a change of base.
About Northumberland Heath
What are the main landmarks in Northumberland Heath?
Three churches and a museum. Christ Church and St Paul's serve the streets across the heath, Our Lady of the Angels Church, Erith, stands towards Erith, and the Erith Museum keeps the local record on that same side. The Pheasant closes the short list.
None of them asks for a special journey, yet together they give an ordinary corner of the London Borough of Bexley a reason to slow down for an hour.
What is the history of Northumberland Heath?
The name records heathland. Open ground became the built-up strip between Erith and Bexleyheath, and Christ Church, St Paul's and Our Lady of the Angels Church, Erith, are the institutions those streets grew around. The Erith Museum holds that record.
The London Borough of Bexley counts the heath as one area among many, wedged between two better-known centres and still carrying the older name for the land.
Where is Northumberland Heath?
The area lies south of Erith and north of Bexleyheath, a stretch of suburban streets inside the London Borough of Bexley.
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Updated September 2026