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Bow (London)
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View Larger MapDescription of institution: A district in East London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a built-up, mostly residential district located 4.6 miles (7.4 km) east of Charing Cross.
The name of the area was anciently Stratford, and "Bow" is an abbreviation of the medieval name Stratford-atte-Bow, in which "Bow" refers to a bridge built in the early 12th century. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow,_London Images linked to this location: People associated with this location: Print Sources linked to this location: Subject of discourse or work of art - British curiosities in nature and art exhibiting an account of natural and artificial rareties, both ancient and modern, ... And an appendix, concerning the posts, markets, and their fairs.