What is Isle of Dogs?
[[File:Isle of dogs 1899.jpg|thumb|Map showing the Isle of Dogs in 1899]] The '''Isle of Dogs''', is a geographic area of [[London]] made up of [[Millwall]], [[Cubitt Town]], [[Canary Wharf]] and parts of [[Blackwall, London|Blackwall]], [[Limehouse]] and [[Poplar, London|Poplar]]. It is locally called the '''island''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastlondonhistory.co.uk/isle-of-dogs-london/|title=The Isle of Dogs History - Learn About East London|date=28 March 2014|publisher=}}</ref> It is in the [[East End]] of London and is bounded on three sides (east, south and west) by a large [[meander]] in the [[River Thames]]. The northern boundary has never been clearly defined but many people accept it to be the (former) line of the [[West India Docks|West India South Dock]]. The name Isle of Dogs had no official status until 1987, when [[Tower Hamlets London Borough Council]] created the ''Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood''. ==References== {{reflist}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Areas of London]]