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POPLAR , an eastern See also:metropolitan See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough of See also:London, See also:England, bounded N. by See also:Hackney, S. by the See also:river See also:Thames, and W. by See also:Stepney and Bethnal See also:Green, and extending E. to the boundary of the See also:county of London. Pop. (1901), 168,822. The river See also:Lea, which the eastern boundary generally follows, is believed to have been crossed towards the See also:north of the See also:modern borough by a See also:Roman road, the existence of which is recalled by the See also:district-name of Old See also:Ford; while See also:Bow (formerly Stratfordle-Bow or See also:Stratford-atte-Bowe) was so named from the " bow " or arched See also:bridge which took the See also:place of the ford in the See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time of See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry II. See also:South of these districts lies See also:Bromley; in the south-See also:east the borough includes Blackwall; and a deep southward See also:bend of the Thames here embraces the Isle of See also:Dogs. Poplar falls within the See also:great See also:area commonly associated with a poor and densely crowded See also:population under the name of the " East End." It is a district of narrow, squalid streets and mean houses, among which, however, the See also:march of modern improvement may be seen in the erection of See also:model dwellings, See also:mission houses and churches, and various public buildings. In the north a See also:part of See also:Victoria See also:Park is included. In Blackwall and the Isle of Dogs streets give place to the extensive East and See also:West See also:India Docks (opened in 1806) and Millwall See also:Dock, with See also:shipbuilding, See also:engineering, chemical and other See also:works along the river. Blackwall has been a See also:shipping centre from See also:early times. From the south of the Isle of Dogs (the portion called See also:Cubitt See also:Town) a See also:tunnel for See also:foot-passengers (1902) connects with See also:Greenwich on the opposite See also:shore of the Thames, and See also:lower down the river is the See also:fine See also:Black-See also:wall tunnel, carrying a wide roadway, completed by the London County See also:Council in 1897 at a cost, inclusive of incidental expenses, of 1,383,502. Among institutions the Poplar Accidents See also:Hospital may be mentioned. Near the East India Docks is the See also:settlement of St Frideswide, supported by See also:Christ See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
Church, See also:- OXFORD
- OXFORD, EARLS OF
- OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
- OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
- OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
- OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
- OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST
Oxford. In See also:Canning Town, which continues this district of poverty across the Lea, and so outside the county of London, are See also:Mansfield See also:House, founded from Mansfield See also:College, Oxford; and a See also:Women's Settlement, especially notable for its medical See also:work. The metropolitan borough of Poplar includes the Bow and Bromley and the Poplar divisions of the See also:Tower Hamlets See also:parliamentary borough, each returning one member. The borough council consists of a See also:mayor, 7 aldermen and 42 councillors. Area, 2327.7 acres.
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