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Spitalfields

Areas of LondonBills of mortality parishesDistricts of the London Borough of Tower HamletsEngvarB from May 2016Former civil parishes in London
Spitalfields
Brushfield Street, Spitalfields geograph.org.uk 221029
Brushfield Street, Spitalfields geograph.org.uk 221029

Spitalfields is a district in the East End of London and within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The area is formed around Commercial Street (on the A1202 London Inner Ring Road) and includes the locale around Brick Lane, Christ Church, Toynbee Hall and Commercial Tavern. It has several markets, including Spitalfields Market, the historic Old Spitalfields Market, Brick Lane Market and Petticoat Lane Market. It was part of the ancient parish of Stepney in the county of Middlesex and was split off as a separate parish in 1729. Just outside the City of London, the parish became part of the Metropolitan Board of Works area in 1855 as part of the Whitechapel District. 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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Spitalfields
Wentworth Street, London Whitechapel

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Wentworth Street 32
E1 7PN London, Whitechapel
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School of Art, Architecture and Design (London Metropolitan University)
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