Shoreditch tube station

Shoreditch was a London Underground station located in Shoreditch in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in east London. Originally opened by the East London Railway in 1876, the station was permanently closed in 2006 being replaced directly to the west of the site by Shoreditch High Street station in 2010.

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Type: Building
Description: former London Underground station
Also known as: “Old Shoreditch Station” and “Shoreditch”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shoreditch High Street railway station and The Tower of London.

Shoreditch High Street railway station

Railway station

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Shoreditch High Street is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located on Bethnal Green Road in Shoreditch, East London. Situated in London fare zone 1, it is located between Whitechapel and Hoxton stations. Shoreditch High Street railway station is situated 830 feet west of Shoreditch tube station.

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. The Tower of London is situated 1 mile south of Shoreditch tube station.

Brick Lane Market

Marketplace

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Brick Lane Market is the collective name for a number of London markets centred on Brick Lane, in Tower Hamlets in east London. The original market was located at the northern end of Brick Lane and in the heart of what is now east London's Bangladeshi community but now commonly refers to the various markets that are housed along the famous London street. Brick Lane Market is situated 590 feet north of Shoreditch tube station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mile End New Town and Boundary Estate.

Mile End New Town

Locality

Mile End New Town is a former hamlet and then civil parish in the East End of London. Its former area is now part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Boundary Estate

Neighborhood

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The Boundary Estate is a housing development in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the East End of London. The estate, constructed from 1890, was one of the earliest social housing schemes built by a local government authority.