Spitalfields (gbr)

Spitalfields

Spitalfields ranks 4,481st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Thurso, Mirecourt, and Berkshire. Memorable people born in Spitalfields include Mary Wollstonecraft, John Dollond, and Jack Sheppard. Memorable people who died in Spitalfields include Mary Jane Kelly, and Annie Chapman. Spitalfields has been the birth place of many social activists, and writers and the death place of many religious figures. Spitalfields is located in United Kingdom.

Spitalfields is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and situated in the East End. Spitalfields is formed around Commercial Street and Brick Lane. It has several markets, including Spitalfields Market, the historic Old Spitalfields Market, Brick Lane Market and Petticoat Lane Market. The area has a long attracted migrants from overseas, including many Jews, whose presence gained the area the 19th century nickname of Little Jerusalem. Read more on Wikipedia