The Highway, London
Road in the East End of London, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Highway, part of which was formerly known as the Ratcliffe Highway, is a road in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the East End of London. The route dates back to Roman times. In the 19th century it had a reputation for vice and crime and was the location of the Ratcliff Highway murders. Prior to a renaming programme of 1937, different parts of the route had different names depending on what district they were in.
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Former name(s) | Ratcliffe Highway |
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Length | 1.4 mi (2.3 km) |
Location | London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom |
Postal code | E1, E1W |
West end | East Smithfield |
East end | Limehouse Link Tunnel |
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Known for | Ratcliff Highway murders |
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The name "Ratcliffe" literally means "red cliff", referring to the red sandstone cliffs which descended from the plateau on which the road was situated down to the Wapping Marshes to the south.