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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described London Docks like this:
London Docks, eccl. dist., St George in the East and Shadwell pars., Middlesex, pop. 7548; the London Docks, at Wapping, were opened in 1805, and contain 90 ac.
London Docks is now part of TOWER HAMLETS District. Click here for graphs and data of how TOWER HAMLETS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about London Docks itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of London Docks, in Tower Hamlets and Middlesex | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/23632
Date accessed: 21st January 2026
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