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Poplar, London history

Origin and administrative history

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Poplar was formerly part of the Manor and Ancient Parish of Stepney. It took its name from the Black Poplar trees which once flourished in the area.

Social and economic history

In 1654, the East India Company ceded a piece of land to build a chapel and this became the nucleus of the settlement. In 1921, the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar was the location of the Poplar Rates Rebellion, led by then-Mayor George Lansbury. Thames Ironworks at Leamouth Wharf was a major employer till its closure in 1912, its works team becoming known as West Ham United F.C. The docks attracted heavy bombing to the area during the Blitz.

Wartime bombings

The first airborne terror campaign in Britain took place during the World War I, which caused significant damage and took many lives. German raids on Britain, for example, caused 1,413 deaths and 3,409 injuries. The East End of London was one of the most heavily targeted places. In World War II, Poplar suffered heavily in the Blitz of that war, losing 770 civilian dead as a result of enemy action.

  

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