Metropolitan Borough of Stepney

Stepney

The former Stepney Town Hall in Cable Street

Stepney within the County of London
Area
 • 1911/19311,766 acres (7.15 km2)
 • 19611,771 acres (7.17 km2)
Population
 • 1911279,804
 • 1931225,238
 • 196192,000
Density
 • 1911158/acre
 • 1931127/acre
 • 196152/acre
History
 • Created1900
 • Abolished1965
 • Succeeded byLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets
StatusMetropolitan borough (1900—1965)
Civil parish (1927—1965)
GovernmentStepney Borough Council
 • HQCheviot House, 227-233 Commercial Road & Stepney Town Hall
 • MottoA Magnis Ad Maiora (From great things to greater)
Arms granted in 1931
Coat of arms of the borough council
Map Map of borough boundary

The Metropolitan Borough of Stepney was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London created in 1900. In 1965 it became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.