Shadwell Shadwell Silent Hill Category="Districts of London"Category="Tower Hamlets"
For other uses, see Shadwell (disambiguation).

Shadwell
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:Maps for TQ355805
Administration
London borough:Tower Hamlets
Area:Greater London
Region:London
Nation:England
Other
Ceremonial county:Greater London
Traditional county:Middlesex
Police force:Metropolitan Police
Post office and telephone
Post town:LONDON
Postcode:E1
Dialling code:020
Politics
UK Parliament:Bethnal Green and Bow
London Assembly:City and East London
European Parliament:London
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Shadwell is an inner-city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Charing Cross and forms part of the East End of London.

History

Virtually uninhabited until the 17th century, Shadwell was originally a marine-centred hamlet with roperies, tan yards, breweries, wharves, smiths and numerous taverns, which built up around the chapel of St Paul's. Seventy-five sea captains are buried in its churchyard, while Captain Cook had his son baptised there.

Parish church

St. Paul's Shadwell with St. James Ratcliffe, is traditionally known as the "Church of Sea Captains" in 1656 the church was established at first as the Chapel of Ease. In 1669 it was rebuilt as the Parish Church of Shadwell, and it was the last of five parish churches rebuilt after the Restoration. In 1820 it was again rebuilt as a Waterloo church. Captain James Cook was an active parishoner and John Wesley preached in the church from time to time. Jane Rogers was baptized in the church.

Isham Randolph, one of Thomas Jefferson's grandfathers and son of William Randolph, was married in St. Paul's church. Jefferson's boyhood home was named Shadwell after the parish.

Natives of Shadwell

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