Shadwell
Sign in to saveShadwell is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England. It also forms part of the city's East End. Shadwell is on the north bank of the River Thames between Wapping (to the west) and Ratcliff and Limehouse (to the east) and is east of Charing Cross. This riverside location has meant the area's history and character have been shaped by the maritime trades.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.population
- 15,110
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census. Ward)
- UK place.official_name
- Shadwell
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ351807
- UK place.post_town
- LONDON
- UK place.postcode_area
- E
- UK place.postcode_district
- E1, E1W
- UK place.london_borough
- Tower Hamlets
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Poplar and Limehouse
- UK place.static_image_name
- File:Bascule Bridge, Shadwell Basin (West Face - 01).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Shadwell Basin Bridge
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 15110
- Image
- Shadwell basin 1.jpg
- Dialing code
- 020
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- P8168
- Pezizomycotina
- Commons category
- Shadwell, London
- postal code
- E1
- OS grid reference
- TQ355805
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20 sectionsContents
- History
- Etymology
- Roman period
- Administrative history
- 16th and 17th centuries
- 18th and 19th centuries
- 20th century
- Parish church
- Electoral wards
- Demographics
- Notable current and former residents
- Education
- Transport
- Railway
- Buses
- THCH Hop Festival
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
Shadwell is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England. It also forms part of the city's East End. Shadwell is on the north bank of the River Thames between Wapping (to the west) and Ratcliff and Limehouse (to the east) and is east of Charing Cross. This riverside location has meant the area's history and character have been shaped by the maritime trades.
Historically a hamlet of the Manor and Ancient Parish of Stepney, it became a parish in its own right in 1670. the area of the Hamlet and Parish included areas south of Cable Street including Shadwell Basin and the King Edward Memorial Park.
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