Whitechapel
Sign in to saveWhitechapel () is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England. It is in East London and part of the East End. It is the location of Tower Hamlets Town Hall and the borough town centre. It is located approximately east of Charing Cross.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Whitechapel
- UK place.london_borough
- Tower Hamlets
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- File:Whitechapel LU roundel totem pole.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Entrance to Whitechapel station
- UK place.population_ref
- ( ward )
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- UK place.post_town
- LONDON
- UK place.postcode_area
- E
- UK place.postcode_district
- E1
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ335815
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Article
31 sectionsContents
- History
- Origin and toponymy
- Geography of the ancient parish
- Administrative history
- Early history
- Early development
- Whitechapel Mount
- Davenant Foundation School
- Royal London Hospital
- 18th and 19th centuries
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Governance
- Culture
- Demographics
- In literature
- In music
- Education
- Transport
- Current railway stations
- Historic railway stations
- Other modes
- Nearest places
- Notable natives or residents
- Born in Whitechapel
- Resident in or otherwise associated with Whitechapel
- Future developments
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Whitechapel () is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England. It is in East London and part of the East End. It is the location of Tower Hamlets Town Hall and the borough town centre. It is located approximately east of Charing Cross.
The district is primarily built around Whitechapel High Street and Whitechapel Road, which extend from the City of London boundary to just east of Whitechapel station. These two streets together form a section of the originally Roman road from the Aldgate to Colchester, a route that later became known as the Great Essex Road. Population growth resulting from ribbon development along this route led to the creation of the parish of Whitechapel, a daughter parish of Stepney, from which it was separated in the 14th century.