London Borough of Tower Hamlets

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The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a borough of Greater London located to the east of the City of London. It is on the northern bank of the River Thames. The borough is 19.77 sq km (7.7 sq mi) in area, and has a population of 222,000 (2011 estimate). Ethnic Bangladeshis form over 30% of the population, second only to White British, at 44%.

Bow Locks near Bromley, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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Tower Hamlets include the redeveloped Docklands region, the West India Docks and Canary Wharf. On the southern part of the borough is the Isle of Dogs, site of some of the tallest skyscrapers in London. It is the main area of the East End of London, with a high ethnic population composed primarily of Bangladeshis.

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets borders the London Borough of Hackney to the north, the London Borough of Newham to the east, bordered by the River Lee, the City of London to the west, and the River Thames to the south.

Millwall Inner Dock, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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How to reach Tower Hamlets

You can take the London Underground District Line and Hammersmith and City Line to the Aldgate East Tube Station and Barking Tube Station. The Central Line serves the Bethnal Green Tube Station and Mile End Tube Station. The Jubilee Line has a stop at the Canary Wharf Tube Station.

The Docklands Light Railway serves the dockland areas of Tower Hamlets. Its main terminus is the Bank DLR Station and the Tower Gateway DLR Station. Poplar DLR Station is also an interchange for the DLR trains going to Stratford via the Canary Wharf DLR Station towards the Lewisham DLR Station.

Brushfield Street with Christ Church in the background, Spitalfields, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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London is a global city and a leading financial power, with a strong business sector. The city of London is the home of HM Government, with a large number of government ministries and departments. In order to meet the growing needs of London's industries, business premises and office space in Tower Hamlets will need to be extended to fill demand.

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Sights in Tower Hamlets

Brick Lane
Cable Street
Canary Wharf
Citygroup Centre
Hawksmoor's Christ Church, Spitalfields
HSBC Tower
Island History Trust
Mile End Park
Museum in Docklands
One Canada Square
One Churchill Place
Ragged School Museum
Tower of London
V&A Museum of Childhood
Victoria Park

Places in Tower Hamlets

Bethnal Green
Blackwall
Bow
Bromley-by-Bow
Cambridge Heath
Canary Wharf
Cubitt Town
Docklands
East Smithfield
Fish Island
Globe Town
Isle of Dogs
Leamouth
Limehouse
Mile End
Millwall
Old Ford
Poplar
Ratcliff
St George in the East
Shadwell
Spitalfields
Stepney
Wapping
Whitechapel

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