Shadwell
Shadwell is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England. It also forms part of the city's East End. Shadwell is on the north bank of the River Thames between Wapping and Ratcliff and Limehouse and is 3 miles east of Charing Cross.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Paul’s Church, Shadwell and The Tower of London.
St Paul’s Church, Shadwell
Church
Photo: Davepape, Public domain.
St Paul's Church, Shadwell, is a Grade II* listed Church of England church, located in Shadwell, in the East End of London, England. The church is traditionally nicknamed the Church of Sea Captains.
The Tower of London
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Shadwell DLR station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shadwell is a Docklands Light Railway station in Shadwell in east London, England and is between the terminals of Bank and Tower Gateway to the west and Limehouse to the east.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ratcliff and St George in the East.
Ratcliff
Quarter
Ratcliff or Ratcliffe is a locality in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames between Limehouse, and Shadwell. The place name is no longer commonly used.
St George in the East
Quarter
Photo: Klusiwurm, Public domain.
St George in the East, historically known as Wapping-Stepney, was an ancient parish, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. The place name is no longer widely used.
Wapping
Suburb
Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
Shadwell
- Type: Suburb with 15,100 residents
- Description: neighbourhood in London, England
- Categories: area of London and locality
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50941° or 51° 30′ 34″ northLongitude
-0.05157° or 0° 3′ 6″ westPopulation
15,100Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
9C3XGW5X+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3939311899OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
6690595Wikidata ID
Q122584
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Shadwell from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Shadwell” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شادويل”
- Armenian: “Շադուել”
- Bengali: “শ্যাডওয়েল”
- Catalan: “Shadwell”
- Chinese: “沙德韋爾”
- Dutch: “Shadwell”
- Esperanto: “Shadwell”
- French: “Shadwell”
- German: “Shadwell”
- Hebrew: “שיידוול”
- Hindi: “शैडवेल”
- Irish: “Shadwell”
- Italian: “Shadwell”
- Japanese: “シャドウェル”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Shadwell”
- Polish: “Shadwell”
- Russian: “Шедвелл”
- Spanish: “Shadwell (Londres)”
- Spanish: “Shadwell”
- Swedish: “Shadwell”
- Turkish: “Shadwell”
- Ukrainian: “Шедвелл”
- Urdu: “شیڈویل، لندن”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Shadwell”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Martineau Estate and Lower Pool.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shadwell Basin Terrace and Shadwell Basin.
England: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into London, Manchester, Sheffield, and Leeds.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shadwell”. Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5.