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| Ratcliffe in earlier times was also known as "sailor town". Located on the edge of ] on the ] waterfront it was made up of lodging houses, bars, ], music halls and ] dens. This overcrowded and squalid district acquired an unsavory reputation with a large transient population. In ] approximately half of the hamlet was destroyed in a ] even so it continued as a notorious ] into the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The hamlet was divided between the parishes of ] and ] until ], when it was constituted a separate ] (as Ratcliffe). From ] it was administered by Limehouse District Board of |
Ratcliffe in earlier times was also known as "sailor town". Located on the edge of ] on the ] waterfront it was made up of lodging houses, bars, ], music halls and ] dens. This overcrowded and squalid district acquired an unsavory reputation with a large transient population. In ] approximately half of the hamlet was destroyed in a ] even so it continued as a notorious ] into the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The hamlet was divided between the parishes of ] and ] until ], when it was constituted a separate ] (as Ratcliffe). From ] it was administered by Limehouse District Board of Works, and in ] became part of the ]. | ||
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- For other uses, see Ratcliffe.
Ratcliff or Ratcliffe is a former hamlet which now is a section of the contemporary city of London, England, and is located in Stepney near the River Thames.
History
Ratcliffe in earlier times was also known as "sailor town". Located on the edge of Narrow Street on the Wapping waterfront it was made up of lodging houses, bars, brothels, music halls and opium dens. This overcrowded and squalid district acquired an unsavory reputation with a large transient population. In 1794 approximately half of the hamlet was destroyed in a fire even so it continued as a notorious slum into the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The hamlet was divided between the parishes of Limehouse and Stepney until 1866, when it was constituted a separate civil parish (as Ratcliffe). From 1855 it was administered by Limehouse District Board of Works, and in 1900 became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
The hamlet of Ratcliff covered 111 acres and had a Census population of:
- 1801: 5,666
- 1811: 6,998
- 1821: 6,973
- 1831: 9,741
- 1841: 11,874
- 1851: 15,212
- 1861: 16,874
- 1871: 16,131
- 1881: 16,107
- 1891: 14,928
- 1901: 14,810
See also
References
- Statistical Abstract for London, 1901 (Vol. IV).
External links
- Ratcliffe http://www.eolfhs.org.uk/parish/ratcliff.htm
- Ratcliffe http://www.eastlondonhistory.com/ratcliff.htm