The place name Erith is thought to mean something like muddy Harbour according to various sites two of which I list below, though how reliable that information is I am not sure.
www.bexley.gov.uk/localstudies/history_pdfs/11_erith.pdfwww.petertownsend.net/bio.shtml
I have seen Erith listed as being Hebrew and meaning flower but I am not sure how reliable that information is either.
This message was edited 8/25/2007, 9:57 AM