Stepney Green Park
{{short description|Park in Stepney, Tower Hamlets, London}}
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Stepney Green Park is a {{convert|4.62|hectare|acre|adj=on}} park in Stepney, Tower Hamlets, London.{{Cite web|title=Stepney Green Park|url=https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/leisure_and_culture/parks_and_open_spaces/Stepney_Green_Park.aspx|website=towerhamlets.gov.uk}} It is a remnant of a larger area of common land. It was formerly known as Mile End Green.{{Cite web|title=Stepney: Communications {{!}} British History Online|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol11/pp7-13|access-date=2020-06-27|website=www.british-history.ac.uk}}
During the 2010s, a large area of the park was used on a temporary basis to build Crossrail. The Stepney Green cavern is now located below the park.
It gives its name to the surrounding neighborhood of Stepney Green.
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External links
- {{official site|https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/leisure_and_culture/parks_and_open_spaces/Stepney_Green_Park.aspx}}
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Category:Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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