East End of London

The term East End is most commonly used to refer to the East End of London.

Location

The term East End was first applied to the districts immediately to the east of, and entirely outside, the mediaeval walled City of London. These included Whitechapel and Stepney. By the late 19th century the East End roughly corresponded to the metropolitan boroughs of Stepney, Bethnal Green, Poplar and Shoreditch, which correspond to the modern boroughs of Tower Hamlets and part of Hackney.

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Mediaeval - City of London - Whitechapel - Stepney - Metropolitan borough - Stepney - Bethnal Green - Poplar - Shoreditch - Tower Hamlets - Hackney

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The East End is an informal designation, and has no fixed boundaries. It is however to the north of the River Thames. Since 1900 development has spread far into districts which were formerly in the county of Middlesex, but are now in Greater London. Parts or all of Newham are sometimes considered to be in the East End, however the River Lee is often considered to be the eastermost boundary of the area and this definition would exclude the borough but place it at the heart of East London.

Related Topics:
1900 - Middlesex - Greater London - Newham - River Lee - East London

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