Spitalfields City Farm

Spitalfields City Farm is a city farm in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, a short distance from Brick Lane. The farm was opened in 1978 on a 1.3-acre wasteland site that was a former railway goods depot.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and Shoreditch High Street railway 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 Spitalfields City Farm.

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 1,700 feet west of Spitalfields City Farm.

Brick Lane

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Brick Lane is a street in the East End of London, in the borough of Tower Hamlets. It runs from Swanfield Street in Bethnal Green in the north, crosses the Bethnal Green Road before reaching the busiest, most commercially active part which runs through Spitalfields, or along its eastern edge. Brick Lane is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Spitalfields City Farm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mile End New Town and Whitechapel.

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. At the 1911 census, Mile End New Town had a population of 11,341.