Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Wapping within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Wapping, par. and eccl. dist. with ry. sta., Middlesex, on river Thames, in E. of London and in parl. bor. of Tower Hamlets - par., 40 ac., pop. 2225; dist. (extending into St George in the East par.), pop. 3560; the sta. is 1½ mile SE. of Fenchurch Street sta., London; the London Docks are at Wapping.