Wapping () is an area in the borough of Tower Hamlets in London, England. It is in East London and part of the East End. Wapping is on the north bank of the River Thames, and was at one time a district with a strong maritime character.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.official_name
- Wapping
- UK place.static_image_name
- Wapping Old Stairs and the Town of Ramsgate-geograph-2486369.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Town of Ramsgate pub, between Wapping High Street and the River Thames.
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ345805
- UK place.population
- 12,411
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census.St. Katharine's and Wapping Ward)
- UK place.post_town
- LONDON
- UK place.postcode_area
- E
- UK place.postcode_district
- E1W
- UK place.london_borough
- Tower Hamlets
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Poplar and Limehouse
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Population
- 12411
- Body of water
- River Thames
- Image
- Wapping prospect of whitby 1.jpg
- Dialing code
- 020
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- Commons category
- Wapping
- topic's main category
- Category:Wapping
- postal code
- E1W
- OS grid reference
- TQ345805
- historic county
- Middlesex
- native label
- Wapping
- P12749
- Ernst Jacobsthal
Sources (3)
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Article · 中文
沃平（Wapping）是英國倫敦的一個地區，位於倫敦東區，在行政區劃上屬於哈姆雷特塔倫敦自治市。沃平地處泰晤士河北岸，曾是倫敦主要的碼頭區之一。二戰之後由於倫敦的港口機能下降，碼頭和倉庫也陷入荒廢。隨後這些設施在1980年代重新改建為豪宅。1986年，新聞集團開始入駐沃平，隨後新聞集團資方和工會的紛爭被稱為「沃平之戰」。
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
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