St. Katharine’s and Wapping
St. Katharine’s and Wapping is a locality in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England. St. Katharine’s and Wapping is situated nearby to the quarter St George in the East, as well as near the locality Execution Dock.Places of Interest
Highlights include The Tower of London and Tower Bridge.
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.
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 Wapping and St George in the East.
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.
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.
Execution Dock
Locality
Execution Dock was a site on the River Thames near the shoreline at Wapping, London, that was used for more than 400 years to execute pirates, smugglers and mutineers who had been sentenced to death by Admiralty courts.
St. Katharine’s and Wapping
- Type: Locality
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50674° or 51° 30′ 24″ northLongitude
-0.06406° or 0° 3′ 51″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
9C3XGW4P+M9GeoNames ID
12048284
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Notable Places Nearby
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