Tower Hamlets
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a borough in London, England. Situated on the north bank of the River Thames and immediately east of the City of London, the borough spans much of the traditional East End of London and includes much of the regenerated London Docklands area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 305,000 residents
- Description: borough in the London Region in England
- Also known as: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets” and “Tower Hamlets (unparished area)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Tower of London and Tower Bridge.
The Tower of London
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The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England.
Tower Bridge
Bridge
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Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel.
London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include City of London and East End.
City of London
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The City of London, also known as the City, or the Square Mile, is the area of London that originally lay within the ancient city walls. This independent part of Central London is known for its history and heritage, so is a must for anyone wishing to explore and understand London.
East End
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The East End is a district of inner London. The boundaries of the East End are not well defined, but for the purposes of this page it covers from the edge of The City to the River Lea or the old boundaries of the former borough of Poplar.
Hackney
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Hackney is a district of London. Hackney has a diverse population and the area has undergone massive regeneration in recent decades. Hackney is now very fashionable with a thriving arts scene in the south of the district for example.
Tower Hamlets
- Categories: London borough and unparished area
- Location: Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Tower Hamlets” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
- Arabic: “حي تاور هامليتس، لندن”
- Arabic: “حي تاور هامليتس”
- Azerbaijani: “Tauer-Hemlets”
- Basque: “Tower Hamlets”
- Belarusian: “Таўэр-Гэмлетс”
- Belarusian: “Таўэр-Хэмлетс”
- Bengali: “টাওয়ার হ্যামলেট্স”
- Catalan: “Tower Hamlets”
- Cebuano: “Tower Hamlets”
- Chinese: “Tower Hamlets”
- Chinese: “哈姆雷特塔倫敦自治市”
- Chinese: “塔村區”
- Chinese: “陶尔哈姆莱茨区”
- Chinese: “陶爾哈姆萊茨”
- Chinese: “陶爾哈姆萊茨倫敦自治市”
- Chinese: “陶爾哈姆萊茨區”
- Czech: “Tower Hamlets”
- Danish: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
- Danish: “Tower Hamlets”
- Dutch: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
- Dutch: “Tower Hamlets”
- Esperanto: “Tower Hamlets”
- Estonian: “Tower Hamlets”
- Estonian: “Tower Hamletsi linnaosa”
- Finnish: “Tower Hamlets”
- French: “borough londonien de Tower Hamlets”
- French: “Borough londonien de Tower Hamlets”
- French: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
- Galician: “Tower Hamlets”
- German: “GB-TWH”
- German: “Limehouse”
- German: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
- German: “Poplar”
- German: “Tower Hamlets”
- German: “Wapping”
- Gujarati: “લંડન બોરો ઓફ ટાવર હેમ્લેટ્સ”
- Hebrew: “טאואר האמלטס”
- Hebrew: “טאוור האמלטס”
- Hebrew: “טאוור המלטס”
- Hebrew: “רובע טאוור האמלטס של לונדון”
- Hebrew: “רובע טאוור האמלטס”
- Hebrew: “רובע טאוור המלטס של לונדון”
- Hebrew: “רובע טאוור המלטס”
- Hebrew: “רובע לונדון של טאוור האמלטס”
- Hebrew: “רובע לונדון של טאוור המלטס”
- Hindi: “टावर हैमलट्स बरो”
- Hindi: “टावर हैमलेट्स बरो”
- Hungarian: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
- Hungarian: “Tower Hamlets kerület”
- Icelandic: “Tower Hamlets”
- Irish: “Buirg Londan Tower Hamlets”
- Italian: “borgo londinese di Tower Hamlets”
- Italian: “Tower Hamlets”
- Japanese: “タワー・ハムレッツ・ロンドン特別区”
- Japanese: “タワーハムレッツ・ロンドン特別区”
- Japanese: “タワーハムレッツ区”
- Kannada: “ಲಂಡನ್ ಬರೋ ಆಫ್ ಟವರ್ ಹ್ಯಾಮ್ಲೆಟ್ಸ್”
- Korean: “타워햄리츠구”
- Latin: “Tower Hamlets”
- Latvian: “Tauerhemletsa”
- Luxembourgish: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
- Malay: “Tower Hamlets”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Tower Hamlets”
- Northern Frisian: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tower Hamlets”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tower Hamlets”
- Norwegian: “Tower Hamlets”
- Persian: “منطقه تاور هملتس لندن”
- Polish: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
- Polish: “Tower Hamlets”
- Portuguese: “Tower Hamlets”
- Romanian: “Burgul londonez Tower Hamlets”
- Romanian: “Tower Hamlets”
- Russian: “Тауэр Хэмлетс”
- Russian: “Тауэр-Хамлетс”
- Russian: “Тауэр-Хэмлетс”
- Scots: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
- Scots: “Lunnon Borough o Touer Hamlets”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Tower Hamlets”
- Slovenian: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
- South Azerbaijani: “تاور هملتس لندن منطقهسی”
- Spanish: “Tower Hamlets”
- Swedish: “London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
- Swedish: “Tower Hamlets”
- Tajik: “Тауэр Ҳамлетс”
- Tamil: “லண்டன் பாரூக்ஹ் ஆப் டவர் ஹாம்லெட்ஸ்”
- Telugu: “లండన్ బోరోగ్ అఫ్ టవర్ హమ్లెట్స్”
- Turkish: “Tower Hamlets”
- Ukrainian: “Тавер-Гемлетс”
- Ukrainian: “Тауер-Гемлетс”
- Ukrainian: “Тауер-Хемлетс”
- Urdu: “ٹاور ہیملٹس بورو”
- Urdu: “لندن بورو ٹاور ہیملٹس”
- Vlaams: “Tower Hamlets”
- Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Llundain Tower Hamlets”
- Welsh: “Tower Hamlets”
- Western Panjabi: “ہیملٹس ٹاور”
- Yiddish: “לאנדאנער בארא פון טאר האמלעטס”
- Yue Chinese: “塔村區”
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