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East India Dock Road

A13 road (England)Canning TownLimehousePoplar, LondonStreets in the London Borough of Newham
Streets in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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East India Dock Road is a major arterial route from Limehouse to Canning Town in London. The road takes its name from the former East India Docks in the Port of London, and partly serves as the high street of Poplar. To the west it becomes Commercial Road and to the east Newham Way. It forms part of the A13, a major road connecting the historic City of London to Tilbury and Southend.

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East India Dock Road
East India Dock Road, London Poplar

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East India Dock Road
E14 0EH London, Poplar
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