Tower Division
Historic Liberty of Middlesex, England
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The Tower Division was a liberty in the ancient county of Middlesex, England. It was also known as the Tower Hamlets, and took its name from the military obligations owed to the Constable of the Tower of London. The term 'Hamlets' probably referred to territorial sub-divisions of the parish of Stepney – and its daughter parishes – rather than to the usual meaning of a small village.
In contemporary terms, the Liberty covered inner East London, the area now administered by the eponymous modern London Borough of Tower Hamlets together with most of the modern London Borough of Hackney (Shoreditch and Hackney proper). The Liberty was seen as synonymous with East London until East London extended further, east of the Lea and into Essex.
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Bethnal Green
Area in London, England
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London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Borough in east London, England
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Limehouse Basin
Canal basin in Tower Hamlets, London
0.6 mi away
Stepney
Area of London, England
0.4 mi away
Mile End
Area in the East End of London, England
0.5 mi away
Limehouse
District in Tower Hamlets, London
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