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Spitalfields () is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and situated in the East End. Spitalfields is formed around Commercial Street and Brick Lane. It has several markets, including Spitalfields Market, the historic Old Spitalfields Market, Brick Lane Market and Petticoat Lane Market. The area has a long attracted migrants from overseas, including many Jews, whose presence gained the area the 19th century nickname of Little Jerusalem and is home to a large Bangladeshi community.

Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.region
London
UK place.official_name
Spitalfields
UK place.os_grid_reference
TQ335815
UK place.population
14,166
UK place.population_ref
(2021 Census. Spitalfields and Banglatown Ward)
UK place.post_town
LONDON
UK place.postcode_area
E
UK place.postcode_district
E1
UK place.london_borough
Tower Hamlets
UK place.dial_code
020
UK place.constituency_westminster
Bethnal Green and Stepney
UK place.static_image_name
Brushfield Street, Spitalfields - geograph.org.uk - 221029.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Brushfield Street, looking towards Christ Church and Brick Lane

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Population
10286
Image
Christ Church exterior, Spitalfields, London, UK - Diliff.jpg
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postal code
E1
OS grid reference
TQ335815
Commons category
Spitalfields, London
name
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23 sections
Contents
  • Origin and administration
  • Toponymy
  • Administrative history
  • Representation
  • History
  • Roman era
  • St Mary Spital
  • Huguenots
  • Victorian era
  • Modern Spitalfields
  • Demographics
  • Community
  • Arts & Culture
  • Economy
  • Notable people
  • Crime
  • Transport
  • Railway
  • Road
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Spitalfields () is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and situated in the East End. Spitalfields is formed around Commercial Street and Brick Lane. It has several markets, including Spitalfields Market, the historic Old Spitalfields Market, Brick Lane Market and Petticoat Lane Market. The area has a long attracted migrants from overseas, including many Jews, whose presence gained the area the 19th century nickname of Little Jerusalem and is home to a large Bangladeshi community.

It was a hamlet (autonomous area) of the large ancient parish of Stepney in Middlesex, and became an independent parish in 1729. Just outside the City of London, it formed part of the County of London from 1889 and was part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney from 1900. It was abolished as a civil parish in 1921.

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