In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Poplar like this:
Poplar, par. (ry. stations Poplar and Poplar East India Road), Middlesex, on river Thames, between Lime-house reach and Blackwall reach, in E. of London and in bor. of Tower Hamlets, 1164 ac., pop. 55,077; includes Blackwall and the Isle of Dogs, and contains the East India and West India Docks.
Poplar through time
Poplar is now part of Tower Hamlets district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tower Hamlets has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Poplar itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Poplar, in Tower Hamlets and Middlesex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/499
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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