Cubitt Town is a district on the eastern side of the Isle of Dogs in London, England. This part of the former Metropolitan Borough of Poplar was redeveloped as part of the Port of London in the 1840s and 1850s by William Cubitt, Lord Mayor of London (1860–1862), after whom it is named. It is on the east of the Isle, facing the Royal Borough of Greenwich across the River Thames. To the west is the Millwall Inner Dock with Millwall beyond it. To the east and south is Greenwich, to the northwest Canary Wharf, and to the north — across the Blue Bridge — is Blackwall. The district is situated within the Blackwall & Cubitt Town Ward of Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.

History

thumb|A map showing the Cubitt Town ward of Poplar Metropolitan Borough as it appeared in 1916.

It is named after William Cubitt, Lord Mayor of London (1860–1862), who was responsible for the development of the housing and amenities of the area in the 1840s and 1850s, mainly to house the growing population of workers in the local docks, shipbuilding yards and factories. Will Crooks, the then Mayor of Poplar, had attended a meeting at the Guildhall, where Carnegie had promised to fund public libraries. Crooks was able to get a commitment from him to pay for two libraries, this one in Cubitt Town and another in Bromley by Bow. Carnegie agreed to provide £15,000 for both together. The total expense for this building was £6,805 13s 10d, which included some neighbouring land which originally served as a public garden before providing space for an extension to be used a meeting hall and erected in 1962.

Schools

Primary schools

  • Cubitt Town School
  • St Luke's School

Recreation

Cubitt town is home to a number of recreational facilities:

  • St John's Park
  • Mudchute, an urban farm, large at .

Transport

thumb|right|Christ Church in Cubitt Town, built in 1852-54 and now a Grade II* listed building

The nearest station to Cubitt Town is Crossharbour on the Docklands Light Railway, which opened on 31 August 1987.

London Buses contracted routes serve Cubitt Town, with routes 135, 277, D7, D8 and N550.

Cubitt Town is connected to London's road network by the north-south Manchester Road A1206.

Access across the River Thames is by the Greenwich Foot Tunnel and the National Cycle Route 1 to the west (which also uses the Greenwich Foot Tunnel).

Nearest places

  • Canary Wharf
  • Coldharbour
  • Millwall
  • Blackwall

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