| Fish Island | |
|---|---|
 View down Dace Road, Fish Island, with the London Stadium, over the River Lea, in the distance. | |
  Fish Island Location within Greater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ372841 |
| • Charing Cross | 4.5 mi (7.2 km) SW |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | E3, E20 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
Fish Island is an area in east London, England in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It encompasses one of 58 designated conservation areas in Tower Hamlets, with many of its buildings considered important to Britain's industrial heritage, though there are no listed buildings in the area.[1]
Regeneration and construction projects in Fish Island from 2016 onwards have caused the area to be referred to as "the new Shoreditch", in reference to the gentrification of that neighbourhood in the late 1990s.[2][3][4]
Nearby Hackney Wick has a similar character to Fish Island and this sometimes leads to Fish Island being described as part of Hackney Wick[citation needed], though they are in different boroughs.
Fish Island, despite its name, is not an actual island.
- ^ "Fish Island Conservation Area" (PDF). Tower Hamlets council. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Telegraphwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Wadeson, Oliver (15 January 2018). "Fish Island might just be London's latest hipster paradise". Metro. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ Lawford, Melissa (9 February 2018). "Help to Buy replaces 'bank of mum and dad' in Hackney Wick". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 July 2019.