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Blackwall is an area of Poplar, [2] in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London.The neighbourhood includes Leamouth and the Coldharbour conservation area. [3]The area takes its name from a historic stretch of riverside wall built along an outside curve of the Thames, to protect the area from flooding.
Limehouse is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London.It is 3.9 miles (6.3 km) east of Charing Cross, on the northern bank of the River Thames.Its proximity to the river has given it a strong maritime character, which it retains through its riverside public houses and steps, such as The Grapes and Limehouse Stairs.
It contains numerous references to Area 51 and Groom Lake, along with a map of the area. [9] Media reports stated that releasing the CIA history was the first governmental acknowledgement of Area 51's existence; [53] [54] [15] rather, it was the first official acknowledgement of specific activity at the site. [50]
Bethnal Green is an area in London, England, and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.It is in east London and part of the East End.The area emerged from the small settlement which developed around the Green, [2] much of which survives today as Bethnal Green Gardens, beside Cambridge Heath Road.
The government will send ministerial envoys into Tower Hamlets Council to tackle failing governance and local accountability. Local government minister Jim McMahon said it was "both necessary and ...
'Tower Hamlets' was originally an alternative name for the historic Tower Division; the area of south-east Middlesex, focused on (but not limited to) the area of the modern borough, which owed military service to the Tower of London. The Tower of London itself is located in the borough, adjacent to its western boundary with the City of London.
Modern Docklands, showing Canary Wharf Map of the Docklands. London Docklands is an area of London encompassing the city’s former docks. It is located in inner east and southeast London, in the boroughs of Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham, Newham and Greenwich. The docks were formerly part of the Port of London, at one time the world's ...
The Highway, part of which was formerly known as the Ratcliffe Highway, is a road in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the East End of London. The route dates back to Roman times. In the 19th century it had a reputation for vice and crime and was the location of the Ratcliff Highway murders. Prior to a renaming programme of 1937 ...