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Blackheath, common, 267 acres (108 hectares) in Lewisham and Greenwich boroughs, London, England. It was the gathering place of highwaymen and of several martial groups, including the followers of Wat Tyler in 1381 and of Jack Cade in 1450, who made Blackheath the headquarters for their attacks on London.
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Blackheath is the name of a number of places:
- Blackheath, London, England
- Blackheath, Surrey, England
- Blackheath, West Midlands, England
- Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia
- Blackheath (hundred)
- Black Heath (Chesterfield County), the Virginia home of the Heth family and coal mines nearby
See also
- Blackheath Rugby Club – founded 1858. The first rugby club in the world without restricted membership
- Blackheath Common, Waverley, England
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