Limehouse
District in Tower Hamlets, London
About
Limehouse is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. It is 3.9 miles (6.3 km) east of Charing Cross, on the northern bank of the River Thames. Its proximity to the river has given it a strong maritime character, which it retains through its riverside public houses and steps, such as The Grapes and Limehouse Stairs.
The area gives its name to Limehouse Reach, a section of the Thames which runs south to Millwall after making a right-angled bend at Cuckold's Point, Rotherhithe. The west-to-east section upstream of Cuckold's Point is properly called the Lower Pool.
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Limehouse Cut
Canal in East End of London, England
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Limehouse Basin
Canal basin in Tower Hamlets, London
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Stepney
Area of London, England
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Mile End
Area in the East End of London, England
0.6 mi away
Tower Division
Historic Liberty of Middlesex, England
0.4 mi away
St Dunstan's, Stepney
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