Royal Docks

Royal Docks is an area and a ward in the London Borough of Newham in the London Docklands in East London, England.

Not to be confused with Royal Dock, Grimsby.

The area is named after three docks – the Royal Albert Dock, the Royal Victoria Dock and the King George V Dock. They are more correctly called the Royal Group of Docks to distinguish them from the Royal Dockyards, Royal being due to their naming after members of the royal family rather than Crown ownership. The three docks collectively formed the largest enclosed docks in the world, with a water area of nearly 250 acres (1.0 km2) and an overall estate of 1,100 acres (4.5 km2). The area was designated a special enterprise zone in 2012. North Woolwich is part of Royal Docks ward.

Royal Docks is also a ward of the London Borough of Newham. At the 2011 Census it had a population of 10,679.

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