Bromley, Tower Hamlets

Bromley-by-Bow, historically and officially Bromley, is an inner-city district in East London, England, mostly in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets with a smaller part in the London Borough of Newham. The area is separate and distinct from Bow, which lies immediately to the north. It is located 4. 8mi east north-east of Charing Cross. ToponymyIn early records the name first appears as Brambele, Brambelegh, or Brembeley and is likely to be derived from the Saxon words Brembel - a bramble, and lege - a field. In 1967, the London Underground station at Bromley was renamed to Bromley-by-Bow to distinguish it from the stations at Bromley in the London Borough of Bromley some 8 miles (12. 9 km) to the south. Over time the station's name has extended to the area and today it is nearly always known as Bromley-by-Bow. Bow itself was originally known as Stratforde, becoming Stratford-at-Bow when a medieval bridge was built, in the shape of a bow, to distinguish it from Stratford Langthorne on the other side of the River Lea.

Bromley-by-Bow, historically and officially Bromley, is an inner-city district in East London, England, mostly in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets with a smaller part in the London Borough of Newham. The area is separate and distinct from Bow, which lies immediately to the north. It is located 4. 8mi east north-east of Charing Cross. ToponymyIn early records the name first appears as Brambele, Brambelegh, or Brembeley and is likely to be derived from the Saxon words Brembel - a bramble, and lege - a field. In 1967, the London Underground station at Bromley was renamed to Bromley-by-Bow to distinguish it from the stations at Bromley in the London Borough of Bromley some 8 miles (12. 9 km) to the south. Over time the station's name has extended to the area and today it is nearly always known as Bromley-by-Bow. Bow itself was originally known as Stratforde, becoming Stratford-at-Bow when a medieval bridge was built, in the shape of a bow, to distinguish it from Stratford Langthorne on the other side of the River Lea.