is a
Village in
Dartford District of
Kent ,
England . It is forms part of the
Civil Parish of
Swanscombe And Greenhithe .
Greenhithe, as it is spelled today, is located where it was possible to build wharves for transhipping corn, wood and other commodities; its largest cargoes were of
Chalk and
Lime which were needed for agricultural purposes. This led in turn to the development of the
Cement industry at nearby
Swanscombe , although Greenhithe itself had a brief time during
Victorian times as a
Tourist resort: Greenhithe Pier was built in 1842.
Until recently it was little more than a
Hamlet ; within its boundaries was ''Ingress Abbey'', an ancient religious institution among those dissolved by
Henry VIII . The buildings later became a
Merchant Navy College, of which the training ship ''HMS Worcester'' was part.
Its position on the river is now of less importance. The whole area is being redeveloped as part of the ; to the new
Channel Tunnel Rail Link Station to be named
Ebbsfleet International ; and to the
Bluewater complex has altered that. Large housing developments (particularly ''Ingress Park'') and industrial estates almost completely surround the former hamlet.
