Archaeological priority area
Tower Hamlets APA 2.7: Wapping Summary and Definition The Wapping APA covers the historic settlement of Wapping as well as the mostly infilled London Docks and the Thames foreshore. It is classified as Tier 2 due to the age of the settlement. Descri
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| CURIE | archaeological-priority-area:77373 | no fact link |
| Prefix | archaeological-priority-area | Facts |
| Reference | 77373 | Facts |
| Name | Tower Hamlets APA 2.7: Wapping Summary and Definition The Wapping APA covers the historic settlement of Wapping as well as the mostly infilled London Docks and the Thames foreshore. It is classified as Tier 2 due to the age of the settlement. Descri | Facts |
| Quality | Authoritative: We have some data from the authoritative source | no fact link |
| Dataset | Archaeological priority area | no fact link |
| Organisation | Historic England | no fact link |
| Start date | Facts | |
| End date | Facts | |
| Entry date | 2026-05-12 | Facts |
| Typology | geography | no fact link |
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POINT (-0.061175 51.505205)
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| Archaeological risk tier | Archaeological Priority Area - Tier II | Facts |
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