St George in the East St George Middlesex | |
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St George's Town Hall | |
Area | |
• 1881 | 243 acres (0.98 km2) |
Population | |
• 1881 | 47,157 |
Density | |
• 1881 | 194/acre |
History | |
• Origin | Split from Stepney parish |
• Created | 1729 |
• Abolished | 1927 |
• Succeeded by | Stepney Borough parish |
Status | Civil parish |
Government | Vestry of the Parish of St George (1855—1900) |
• HQ | St George's Town Hall, Cable Street |
St George in the East, historically known as Wapping-Stepney, was an ancient parish, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. The place name is no longer widely used.
Ancient parish areas were historically the same for both civil and ecclesiastical (church) functions, and while St George in the East is no longer a civil parish there is still a smaller continuing ecclesiastical parish. The church, crypts and second floor outreach mission are open and holds regular services, as well as community organising and social justice campaigns.