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Bow, historically ''Stratford-le-Bow'' {Link without Title} , is a place in the London Borough Of Tower Hamlets . It is a built-up chiefly residential district located 4.6 miles (7.4 km) east north-east of Charing Cross . It is part of the East End Of London . HISTORY The original name of Stratford is derived from its meaning of ''street or paved way to a ford''. When a bow-shaped three-arched bridge was built over the River Lee the area became known as Stratford-atte-Bow (at the Bow) which over time has been shortened to Bow. The area became well known for its french school. The bridge was replaced in 1834. Fairfield Road refers to the annual fair which used to take place in the area. The parish also included the Old Ford area which has also been known as North Bow. It was also the site of the headquarters and maintenance depot of the North London Railway who also had two stations in the area named ''Old Ford'' and ''Bow''. During World War 2 the North London Railway branch from Dalston to Poplar through Bow was so badly damaged that it fell into permanent disuse. The first German V1 Rocket to fall on London fell in Bow close to the railway bridge on the Great Eastern Main Line over Grove Road . Bow formed part of the Metropolitan Borough Of Poplar from 1899 to 1965. The match girls strike at the Bryant and May match factory in the 1880s , which was part of the overall Suffragette movement, occurred here on Fairfield Road. TODAY Today, the former match factory has been turned into apartments and is known as Bow Quarter . Victoria Park , the so-called "lungs of the East End", is located in here. Bow is sometimes mistaken as the home of the ''Bow Bells'' which reside at St Mary-le-Bow Church on Cheapside in the City Of London . TRANSPORT There are no longer any stations on the National Rail network in Bow. The nearest tube and DLR stations are: FAMOUS RESIDENTS
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