Royal Docks
Royal Docks is an area in the London Borough of Newham in the London Docklands in East London, England. Royal Docks is also a ward of the London Borough of Newham. At the 2011 Census the ward had a population of 10,679.[1] North Woolwich is part of Royal Docks ward.
History
The area is named after three docks – the Royal Albert Dock, the Royal Victoria Dock and the King George V Dock. They are more correctly called the Royal Group of Docks to distinguish them from the Royal Dockyards. The docks are called "Royal" because they are named after royal personages, not because they are in Crown ownership. The three docks together formed the largest enclosed docks in the world, with a water area of nearly 250 acres (1.0 km2) and an overall estate of 1,100 acres (4.5 km2). This is equivalent to the whole of central London from Hyde Park to Tower Bridge.
Redevelopment
The area was designated a special enterprise zone in 2012.
Royal Docks Media
Ward map of Royal Docks within the London Borough of Newham
Spiller's Millennium Mills on the south side of the docks, 1934
Royal Victoria Dock, London, 1973, looking west from Connaught Road swing bridge
Aerial view of the docks from the London Cable Car with the ExCeL Centre in 2012
Looking west from the Royal Docks in 2019
The Docks are served principally by the DLR
London City Airport, in the heart of the Docks, has been open since 1988
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References
- ↑ "Newham Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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