Silvertown

Silvertown
Wesley Avenue in Britannia Village, a completed part of the Silvertown Quays redevelopment project.
Silvertown Location within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ415795
London borough	Newham
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	E16
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	West Ham and Beckton
London Assembly	City and East
List of places UK England London 51°30′N 0°02′E / 51.50°N 0.03°E / 51.50; 0.03

Silvertown is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England. It lies on the north bank of the Thames and was historically part of the parishes of West Ham and East Ham, hundred of Becontree, and the historic county of Essex. Since 1965, Silvertown has been part of the London Borough of Newham, a local government district of Greater London. It forms part of the London E16 postcode district along with Canning Town and Custom House.

The area was named after the factories established by Stephen William Silver in 1852,^[1]. The riverside of central Silvertown continues to be dominated by the Tate & Lyle sugar refinery, with residential developments being built to its east and west.

Central Silvertown features St Marks Church (now Brick Lane Music Hall), London City Airport, and a new community arts and creative space called The Factory Project.

A £3.5 billion redevelopment of part of the district was approved in 2015.^[2]