What is Poplar, London?
[[File:Poplar all saints church 1.jpg|thumb|right|230px|All Saints Church in Poplar]] '''Poplar''' is an area of the [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]] in [[East London]]. It is about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east of [[Charing Cross]]. Poplar gets its name from the [[black poplar]] tree, a large and locally rare species. ==History== Mordern Poplar was originally known as the [[Metropolitan Borough of Poplar]] in 1900, this included Limehouse, Blackwall and the Isle of Dogs areas. In 1965, it merged with the Metropolitan Boroughs of [[Metropolitan Borough of Stepney|Stepney]] and [[Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green|Bethnal Green]] to form the new [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]]. ==Transport== Poplar is served by [[Poplar DLR station]] on the [[Docklands Light Railway]]. *For the tree, see ''[[Populus]]''. {{multistub|geo|UK}} [[Category:Areas of London]]