Poplar, London

at , London , E14 0AF United Kingdom

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Poplar is a historical, mainly residential area of East London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is about 5.5mi east of Charing Cross. Historically a hamlet in the parish of Stepney, Middlesex, in 1817 Poplar became a civil parish.In 1855 the Poplar District of the Metropolis was formed, which also included Bromley and Bow. The district became the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar in 1900 which was abolished in 1965. The district centre is Chrisp Street Market. Poplar contains notable examples of public housing including the Lansbury Estate and Balfron Tower.Area's profileArchitecturally it is a mixture of 18th and 19th-century terraced houses and 20th-century council estates.HistorySt Matthias Old Church is located on Poplar High Street, opposite Tower Hamlets College. It is next to Poplar Town Hall – which has mosaic detail – and Poplar Bowls Club, which is part of Poplar Recreation Ground. A recently reopened sports centre called The Workhouse stands on the site of Poplar Workhouse, where local politician Will Crooks spent some of his earliest years (a nearby council housing estate is named after him).

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Poplar, London is London based place and this enity listed in Neighborhood category. E14 0AF.