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Cubitt Town
OS Grid Reference:	TQ385795 (http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=TQ385795)
Administration
Borough:	Tower Hamlets
County:	Greater London
Region:	Greater London
Nation:	England
Other
Ceremonial County:	Greater London
Traditional County:	Middlesex
Post Office and Telephone
Postal County:	London
Postcode:	E14
Dialling Code:	020

Cubitt Town is an area on the Isle of Dogs in Tower Hamlets in London, England. It is on the east of the Isle, facing Greenwich across the River Thames. To the west is Millwall, to the northwest Canary Wharf and to the north, across the Blue Bridge, Blackwall

It is served by the Docklands Light Railway stations Crossharbour and London Arena and Island Gardens .

Estates in the area include:

New Union Wharf Estate - East Thames Housing
Samuda Estate - London Borough of Tower Hamlets
St Johns Estate - London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Categories: UK geography stubs | London Districts

Results from FactBites:

Thomas Cubitt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (335 words)
	Thomas Cubitt (1788-1855) was the leading master builder in London in the second quarter of the 19th century, and also carried out several projects in other parts of England.
	Cubitt's public works included work on the provision of public parks, including being an organiser of the Battersea Park Scheme and a guarantor of the Great Exhibition of 1851, and contributing to the Metropolitan Buildings Act of 1855.
	Cubitt's younger brother Lewis was an architect, and designed many of the houses built by his elder brother.

Stepney Areas:Cubitt's Town & William Cubitt (1955 words)
	William Cubitt (1791-1863) (Thomas's brother) built Cubitt's Town and was Lord Mayor of London.
	He was also responsible for the reclaiming and development of Cubitt Town (named after him) in the Isle of Dogs to house workers in the shipyards and docks (1840-50).
	Lewis Cubitt was born 29 Sep 1799 and died 9 June 1883 at Lewes Crescent, Brighton.

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