The
East End of London, also known simply as the
East End, is an area of London, England, east of the Roman and medieval walled
City of London and north of the
River Thames. Although not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries, the
River Lea can be considered another boundary. For the purposes of his book,
East End Past, Richard Tames regards the area as with the
London Borough of Tower Hamlets: however, he acknowledges that this narrow definition excludes parts of southern
Hackney, such as
Shoreditch and
Hoxton, which many would regard as belonging to the East End. Others again, such as Alan Palmer, would extend the area across the Lea to include parts of the
London Borough of Newham; while parts of the
London Borough of Waltham Forest and
London Borough of Hackney are also sometimes included. It is universally agreed, however, that the East End is to be distinguished from
East London, which covers a much wider area.