Cubitt Town
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  Cubitt Town shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| London borough | Tower Hamlets |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | E14 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| London Assembly | City and East |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Cubitt Town is an area on the Isle of Dogs in Tower Hamlets in London, England. It is on the east of the Isle, facing Greenwich across the River Thames. To the west is Millwall, to the northwest Canary Wharf and to the north, across the Blue Bridge, Blackwall. It is named after William Cubitt, Lord Mayor of London 1860-1861, who was responsible for the development of the housing and amenities of the area in the 1840s and 1850s, mainly to house the growing population of workers in the local docks, shipbuilding yards and factories. Cubitt also created many local businesses employing manual labourers as well as the streets of housing to accommodate them.
Estates in the area include:
- New Union Wharf Estate - East Thames Housing
- Samuda Estate - Island Homes
- St John's Estate - Island Homes
- Amsterdam Road - Private
- Millennium Wharf - Private
The area is a curious mix of old East London working-class communities transplanted into '60s and '70s high-rise estates and the middle-class (in lifestyle if not in cultural or professional senses) workers in the Canary Wharf complex attracted by relatively low prices for riverside living, plus less recent Bangladeshi and East Asian immigrant populations.
[edit] Education
- For details of education in Cubitt Town see the List of schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
[edit] Transport
[edit] Nearest DLR stations
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