Stepney
Sign in to saveStepney is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the East End of London. Stepney is no longer officially defined, and is usually used to refer to a relatively small area. However, for much of its history the place name was applied to a much larger manor and parish, which covered most of the inner East End.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.official_name
- Stepney
- UK place.post_town
- LONDON
- UK place.postcode_area
- E
- UK place.postcode_district
- E1, E14
- UK place.london_borough
- Tower Hamlets
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ355814
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- UK place.population
- 16,238
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census. St Dunstan's and Stepney Green Ward)
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Clockwise from top left: St. Dunstan's Church; Stepney Green tube station; Genesis cinema; route 135 at Arbour Square; Stepney Green; the Half Moon pub.
- UK place.charingX_distance_mi
- 3.6
- UK place.charingX_direction
- WSW
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 16238
- Image
- Stepney winterton house 1.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- Stepney
- postal code
- E1
- OS grid reference
- TQ355814
- native label
- Stepney
- P12749
- Georges J. F. Köhler
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Article
26 sectionsContents
- History – Origin and scope
- Toponymy
- Changing scope
- Manor and ancient parish
- Manor
- Church and parish
- Ties with Shoreditch
- Customs and obligations
- Break-up of the ancient parish
- History – Events
- Stepney Parliament
- Stepney Feasts
- Urban development
- Governance
- Geography
- Nearest places
- Community
- Demographics
- Education
- Sports
- Transport
- Notable people
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
Stepney is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the East End of London. Stepney is no longer officially defined, and is usually used to refer to a relatively small area. However, for much of its history the place name was applied to a much larger manor and parish, which covered most of the inner East End.
Stepney Green is a remnant of a larger area of Common Land formerly known as Mile End Green.
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