Shadwell

Shadwell is a district of Stepney in Tower Hamlets, London. It later gained historical fame as a result of the marriage of Isham Randolph in St. Paul's parish church, because he was the grandfather of Thomas Jefferson who grew up in a Virginia home named Shadwell.

Shadwell, England is located on the northern bank of the River Thames, between Wapping and Limehouse. The Rotherhithe Tunnel links it to Rotherhithe in the London Borough of Southwark. The closest railway stations are Shadwell and Wapping on the tube.

Shadwell
OS Grid Reference:	TQ355805
Administration
Borough:	Tower Hamlets
County:	Greater London
Region:	Greater London
Nation:	England
Other
Ceremonial County:	Greater London
Traditional County:	Middlesex
Post Office and Telephone
Postal County:	London
Postcode:	E1
Dialling Code:	020

Brief history

Virtually uninhabited until the 17th century, Shadwell was originally a marine-centred hamlet with roperies, tan yards, breweries, wharves, smiths and numerous taverns, which built up around the chapel of St Paul's. Seventy-five sea captains are buried in its churchyard, while Captain Cook had his son baptised there.

The population type is typical of Inner London, with high unemployment and crime, though transport links are excellent thanks to Shadwell Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations. The local MP is Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour).

Born in Shadwell

• Bob Crow (born 13 June 1961) - trade union leader
• Walter Pater (4 August, 1839 - 30 July, 1894) - essayist and critic

Married in Shadwell

Isham Randolph and Jane Rogers (daughter of Jane Lilburne and a relative of John Lilburne, were married in St. Paul's parish church. They then moved to Virginia where their daughter Mary Randolph married Peter Jefferson, and their daughter Jane Randolph married Charles Lewis. They named their child Charles Lilburne Lewis and he married Lucy Jefferson, who was the sister of Thomas Jefferson.

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Description of old Shadwell