St George in the East (parish)
| St George in the East St George Middlesex | |
|---|---|
St George's Town Hall, Cable Street. | |
| Area | |
| • 1881 | 243 acres (0.98 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1881 | 47,157 |
| Density | |
| • 1881 | 194/acre |
| History | |
| • Origin | Split from Stepney parish |
| • Created | 1729 |
| • Abolished | 1927 |
| • Succeeded by | Stepney Borough parish |
| Status | Civil parish |
| Government | Vestry of the Parish of St George (1855—1900) |
| • HQ | St George's Town Hall, Cable Street |
St George in the East, historically known as Wapping-Stepney, was an ancient parish, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. It was the larger of the two parishes that made up Wapping.
Ancient parish areas were historically the same for both civil and ecclesiastical (church) functions, and as St George in the East is no longer a unit of civil administration and no longer has a railway station named for it, the place name is not as commonly used as it once was. There is still a smaller continuing ecclesiastical parish.
The church, crypts and second floor outreach mission are open and holds regular services, as well as community organising and social justice campaigns.