Maze Hill is an area in Greenwich

Greenwich

Greenwich is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.Greenwich is best known for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time...

 and Blackheath

Blackheath, London

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, in south-east London

London

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, lying to the east of Greenwich Park

Greenwich Park

Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south east London. One of the Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed , it covers , and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site. It commands fine views over the River Thames, Isle of...

, and west of the Westcombe Park

Westcombe Park

This article is about the London district. See Westcombe Park rugby club for details of the rugby club - now based in Orpington.Westcombe Park is a largely residential area in Blackheath in the London Borough of Greenwich, south-east London, England....

 area of Blackheath. It is part of the London Borough of Greenwich

London Borough of Greenwich

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, and takes its name from the main thoroughfare, Maze Hill. It gives its name to Maze Hill railway station

Maze Hill railway station

Maze Hill railway station, in the Maze Hill area of Greenwich, London, is the closest railway station to Greenwich Park, being about two minutes walk from the north-east corner of the park....

.

The architect

Architect

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 Sir John Vanbrugh

John Vanbrugh

Sir John Vanbrugh  – 26 March 1726) was an English architect and dramatist, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. He wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restoration comedies, The Relapse and The Provoked Wife , which have become enduring stage favourites...

 lived on Maze Hill in a house of his own design overlooking the park. Royal Ordnance Factories F.C.

Royal Ordnance Factories F.C.

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once played here.

The comprehensive secondary school, The John Roan School, is situated on Maze Hill.