Wapping
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.
- Type: Suburb with 12,400 residents
- Description: district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Also known as: “ואפינג”
Places of Interest
Highlights: The Tower of London and Tower Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St George in the East and Execution Dock.
St George in the East
Quarter
Photo: Klusiwurm, Public domain.
Wapping
- Categories: area of London and locality
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50713° or 51° 30′ 26″ north
Longitude
-0.06202° or 0° 3′ 43″ west
Population
12,400
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
9C3XGW4Q+V5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yoruba—“Wapping” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وابينغ (إنجلترا)”
- Arabic: “وابينغ”
- Catalan: “Wapping”
- Chinese: “伦敦”
- Chinese: “倫敦”
- Chinese: “沃平”
- Chinese: “瓦平”
- Czech: “Wapping”
- Dutch: “Wapping”
- Esperanto: “Wapping”
- Finnish: “Wapping”
- French: “Wapping”
- Hausa: “Wapping”
- Hebrew: “וופינג”
- Hindi: “वैपिंग”
- Igbo: “Wapping”
- Irish: “Wapping”
- Italian: “Wapping”
- Japanese: “ワッピング”
- Korean: “와핑”
- Macedonian: “Вопинг”
- Newari: “वैपिंग”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wapping”
- Norwegian: “Wapping”
- Persian: “ووپینگ”
- Polish: “Wapping”
- Russian: “Уоппин”
- Russian: “Уоппинг”
- South Azerbaijani: “ووپینق”
- Spanish: “Wapping”
- Swedish: “Wapping”
- Turkish: “Wapping”
- Ukrainian: “Воппін”
- Urdu: “ویپنگ، لندن”
- Welsh: “Wapping”
- Yoruba: “Wapping”
- “Wapping”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Quay 430 and Hermitage Waterside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: The Hurtado Jesuit Centre and Saint Peter’s Centre.
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