St George in the East
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Klusiwurm, Public domain.
- Type: Quarter
- Description: an area of East London near Wapping
- Also known as: “St. George in the East”
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
Photo: Barcex, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Whitechapel.
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.
Whitechapel
Suburb
Whitechapel is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England. It is in East London and part of the East End. It is the location of Tower Hamlets Town Hall and the borough town centre.
Shadwell
Suburb
Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
St George in the East
- Categories: civil parish, area of London, and locality
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.51146° or 51° 30′ 41″ northLongitude
-0.06211° or 0° 3′ 44″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
9C3XGW6Q+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 3939324659OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Irish—“St George in the East” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سانت جورج في الشرق”
- Irish: “St George in the East”
- “St George in the East”
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