What is Silvertown?
'''Silvertown''' is a district of the [[London Borough of Newham]], in [[East London]], England. It forms part of the [[Port of London]]. It lies on the north bank of the [[River Thames]]. A major £3.5billion redevelopment of the area was approved in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32409950|title=Go-ahead for Silvertown development|date=22 April 2015|publisher=|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> It was named after Samuel Winkworth Silver's former rubber factory which opened in 1852. The area is now dominated by the [[Tate & Lyle]] sugar refinery and the John Knight ABP animal rendering plant. ==References== {{reflist}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Areas of London]]