Deptford was mostly located in the Blackheath Hundred of the county of Kent, with the Hatcham part in Surrey [REF].
The area was split in 1900: the southern part, the parish of St Paul Deptford, became the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford;[REF] while the northern part, the parish of St Nicholas Deptford, became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich [REF].