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Stepney is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and part of the East End. Stepney is no longer officially defined, and is usually used to refer to a relatively small area. However, for much of its history the place name applied to a much larger manor and parish.
Stepney es un barrio del municipio londinense de Tower Hamlets. Se encuentra a unos 5,8 km (3,6 mi) al este de Charing Cross , Londres , Inglaterra , Reino Unido . Según el censo de 2011 contaba con una población de 16238 habitantes.
The Metropolitan Borough of Stepney was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London created in 1900. In 1965 it became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets . Formation and boundaries.
Over the course of the 19th century Stepney’s character was transformed as London expanded to absorb it. Commercial Road lived up to its name by filling with shops and other businesses. Towards the end of the century Jewish immigrants poured into Stepney and numerous small synagogues opened, together with dedicated institutions for the new community, such as schools and a hospital.
Partly built up in the Middle Ages and great in size, it served many economic functions, with contrasting social conditions, over a long period. A maritime parish with the associated activities and docks, Stepney was also closely involved in London's economy, especially in housing the latter's industries.
Stepney was an ancient civil and ecclesiastical parish in the historic county of Middlesex to the east and north east of the City of London, England. [2] [3] Origins. The parish had Anglo-Saxon origins as the vill of Stepney, a larger area including Hackney and Bromley-by-Bow.
Hace 5 días · In the year 1299, a parliament was held by King Edward I. in the house of Henry Walleis, mayor of London, when that monarch confirmed the charter of liberties (fn. 1). The manor. The manor of Stepney (Stibenhede) is stated in the survey of Doomsday to have been parcel of the ancient demesnes of the bishopric of London.
