Limehouse
Ward in Tower Hamlets, England
| Coordinates: | 51.51, -0.034 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 36 80 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
Limehouse is a waterside ward in Tower Hamlets, in east London, hugging the River Thames around Limehouse Basin where the Regent's Canal meets the river. Historically part of the East End maritime landscape, it still shows a mix of Georgian and Victorian terraces, dockside infrastructure and modern apartment blocks around marinas and the old lime kilns that gave the area its name.
Economically and socially the ward blends long‑standing local businesses and social housing with pressures from Docklands regeneration and its proximity to Canary Wharf and the Isle of Dogs, producing a diverse community with active neighbourhood groups, conservation areas and visible reminders of its seafaring past, even in national moments such as the Limehouse Declaration era of British politics.
Postcode districts covering Limehouse
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Islington 4.1 miles6.6 km
- City of Westminster 5.6 miles9 km
- Bexley 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Sutton 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Croydon 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Slough 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Harrow 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Basildon 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Watford 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Harlow 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Grays 16 miles25.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Tower Hamlets Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Mile End Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- St. Dunstan's Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Shadwell Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Surrey Docks Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Stepney Green Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Canary Wharf Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Poplar Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Bromley South Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Lansbury Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Rotherhithe Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- St. Katharine's & Wapping Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
Example postcodes in Limehouse
E14 8EJ, E14 8GN, E14 8AU, E14 8DJ, E14 8BN, E14 8HD, E14 7HW, E14 8QG, E14 8AZ … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 3.9 miles6.2 km
- London Heathrow Airport 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Limehouse Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Canary Wharf 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 3.3 miles5.3 km
Hotels near Limehouse Ad
- Pan Pacific London 5 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Batty Langley's 5 2 miles3.3 km
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge 5 1.9 miles3 km
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Redchurch Townhouse 4 2 miles3.2 km
- The Rookery 5 3 miles4.9 km
- Limehouse Library Hotel 4 0.2 miles0.2 km
- Tribe London Canary Wharf 4 1 mile1.7 km
- Ibis London Canning Town 3 1.9 miles3 km
- Apex City of London Hotel 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
Local points of interest
- Eastminster Abbey Historic site 1.6 miles2.6 km
- The O2 Stadium 1.7 miles2.7 km
- The Den Stadium 1.8 miles2.9 km
- HMS Belfast Museum 2 miles3.3 km
- Olympic Stadium Stadium 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bedlam Historic site 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Cutty Sark Museum 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Stratford Langthorne Abbey Historic site 2.2 miles3.5 km
- London Harbour 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Hayes Galleria Shopping centre 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Old Royal Naval College Museum 2.2 miles3.5 km