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Spitalfields
Sign in to saveSpitalfields () is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and situated in the East End. Spitalfields is formed around Commercial Street and Brick Lane. It has several markets, including Spitalfields Market, the historic Old Spitalfields Market, Brick Lane Market and Petticoat Lane Market. The area has a long attracted migrants from overseas, including many Jews, whose presence gained the area the 19th century nickname of Little Jerusalem and is home to a large Bangladeshi community.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.official_name
- Spitalfields
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ335815
- UK place.population
- 14,166
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census. Spitalfields and Banglatown Ward)
- UK place.post_town
- LONDON
- UK place.postcode_area
- E
- UK place.postcode_district
- E1
- UK place.london_borough
- Tower Hamlets
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- UK place.static_image_name
- Brushfield Street, Spitalfields - geograph.org.uk - 221029.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Brushfield Street, looking towards Christ Church and Brick Lane
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Origin and administration
- Toponymy
- Administrative history
- Representation
- History
- Roman era
- St Mary Spital
- Huguenots
- Victorian era
- Modern Spitalfields
- Demographics
- Community
- Arts & Culture
- Economy
- Notable people
- Crime
- Transport
- Railway
- Road
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Spitalfields () is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and situated in the East End. Spitalfields is formed around Commercial Street and Brick Lane. It has several markets, including Spitalfields Market, the historic Old Spitalfields Market, Brick Lane Market and Petticoat Lane Market. The area has a long attracted migrants from overseas, including many Jews, whose presence gained the area the 19th century nickname of Little Jerusalem and is home to a large Bangladeshi community.
It was a hamlet (autonomous area) of the large ancient parish of Stepney in Middlesex, and became an independent parish in 1729. Just outside the City of London, it formed part of the County of London from 1889 and was part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney from 1900. It was abolished as a civil parish in 1921.