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Whitechapel is an East London district and the forthcoming administrative hub of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The district is located 5.5 km (3.4 miles) east of Charing Cross and part of London’s East End. The nearest towns in Whitechapel are City of London, Mile End, Wapping, Tower Hill, Shadwell, Bethnal Green, Spitalfields and Stepney.
The London Underground station that serves the area is Whitechapel tube station, on the District, Hammersmith & City and East London lines, in Travelcard Zone 2. London Buses operate within Whitechapel, with bus routes such as 15, 135, D3, N253 and N550.
Notable people who were born in Whitechapel include cartoonist Julius Stafford Baker, musician Damon Albarn, footballer Lloyd Doyley, cricketer Sarah Taylor, and drummer Kenney Jones. Personalities who live or are associated with the area include Yiddish poet Avrom Stenci, composer Obadiah Shuttleworth, and American novelist Jack London.