Silvertown

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Silvertown is an industrial and residential district in East London’s Royal Docks area, historically known for its factories and riverside location along the Thames.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Silvertown canonical 5
Silvertown Quays project 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf district
neighbourhood
urban area
affectedBy World War II bombing
decline of London docks
country United Kingdom
currentUse industrial area
residential area
developedInCentury 19th century
governedBy Newham London Borough Council
growthLinkedTo expansion of London docks
industrialisation of East London
hasLandUse light industry
residential housing
warehousing
hasTransport Docklands Light Railway nearby
London City Airport nearby
Silvertown railway connections (historical)
historicalUse industrial district
manufacturing centre
knownFor Royal Docks
factories
industrial heritage
riverside location
locatedIn Docklands
linked to: London Docklands

East End of London
East London
London
linked to: London, England

London Borough of Newham
Royal Docks area
linked to: Royal Docks
locatedInRegion London Plan East sub-region
linked to: Inner London East
locatedOn River Thames
linked to: Thames

north bank of the River Thames
namedAfter S.W. Silver and Company
Samuel Winkworth Silver
near Canning Town
Custom House
North Woolwich
linked to: Woolwich

Royal Albert Dock
Royal Victoria Dock
Thames Barrier
partOf Greater London
historic county of Essex
partOfRedevelopment Royal Docks regeneration
Silvertown Quays project
linked to: Silvertown
timeZone British Summer Time
Greenwich Mean Time

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greenwich Peninsula adjacentTo Silvertown
Athlone hasLandmark Silvertown
Newham hasSettlement Silvertown
Silvertown partOfRedevelopment Silvertown Quays project
linked to: Silvertown