Place:Victoria Docks, Essex, England

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NameVictoria Docks
Alt namesRoyal Victoria Docksource: Wikipedia
TypeArea
Coordinates51.5058°N 0.0297°W
Located inEssex, England     ( - 1965)
See alsoNewham (London Borough), Greater London, EnglandLondon borough covering the area since 1965
source: Family History Library Catalog


The Victoria Docks (formally, the Royal Victoria Docks) on the River Thames were constructed in the 1850s between Canning Town and Silvertown in what became the Borough of West Ham (and the London Borough of Newham since 1965).

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Royal Victoria Dock.

Note: the major docks in Liverpool are also the Royal Victoria Docks.

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