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Blackwall is an area of the East End of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets on the north bank of the River Thames historically part of the parish of Poplar in Middlesex, and on the corner of the peninsula, the Isle of Dogs. While mostly residential, Blackwall Yard here provides moorings for vessels and significant roads cover the short riverside outside bend which defines the area. ==History== The small district by Blackwall Stairs was known as Blackwall by at least the 14th century.〔(''Old Blackwall'', Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs (1994), pp. 548-552 ) accessed: 5 November 2007〕 This presumably derives from the colour of the river wall, constructed in the Middle Ages. The area lay in a sheltered loop of the river next to Poplar's East Marsh, where the East India Docks were constructed at the beginning of the 19th century. The area has never had its own Anglican church so for services such as road maintenance organised by a vestry and poor relief it relied upon its ecclesiastical parish (of All Saints) Poplar.〔(Church of England Website ) Poplar ecclesiastical parish map〕 Indeed the whole Isle of Dogs was until the late 20th century referred to as being Poplar or the Poplar District.〔(A Survey of London ) 1994, Hermione Hobhouse (Gen. Ed.)〕 The Isle excludes the symmetrical part (that is its north west forming the parish of Limehouse) and comprises: Contrary to expectations, the River Thames landmark named ''Blackwall Point'' is not located in Blackwall district but on the northern tip of Greenwich Peninsula, which is south of the Thames. It is so named after the ''Blackwall Reach'' of the Thames. Blackwall gives its name to the partially underlying Blackwall Tunnel, which passes south under the adjacent River Thames to North Greenwich. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blackwall, London」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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