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Silvertown is a district of West Ham in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England. It lies on the north bank of the Thames and was historically part of the parishes of West Ham and East Ham, hundred of Becontree, and the historic county of Essex. Since 1965, Silvertown has been part of the London Borough of Newham, a local government district of Greater London. It forms part of the London E16 postcode district along with Canning Town and Custom House.

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UK place.country
England
UK place.region
London
UK place.official_name
Silvertown
UK place.constituency_westminster
West Ham and Beckton
UK place.post_town
LONDON
UK place.dial_code
020
UK place.os_grid_reference
TQ415795
UK place.postcode_area
E
UK place.postcode_district
E16
UK place.london_borough
Newham
UK place.static_image_name
File:Wesley Avenue, Britannia Village, Silvertown.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Wesley Avenue in Britannia Village, a completed part of the Silvertown Quays redevelopment project.

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postal code
E16
Commons category
Silvertown
OS grid reference
TQ415795
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Silvertown is a district of West Ham in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England. It lies on the north bank of the Thames and was historically part of the parishes of West Ham and East Ham, hundred of Becontree, and the historic county of Essex. Since 1965, Silvertown has been part of the London Borough of Newham, a local government district of Greater London. It forms part of the London E16 postcode district along with Canning Town and Custom House.

The area was named after the factories established by Stephen William Silver in 1852,. The riverside of central Silvertown continues to be dominated by the Tate & Lyle sugar refinery, with residential developments being built to its east and west.

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