List of locations in the Port of London
This is a list of about 680 former or extant wharves, docks, piers, terminals, etc. of the Port of London, the majority of which lie on the Tideway of the River Thames, listed from upstream to downstream. Many of the docks closed after the mass uptake of containerisation changed the face of the industry and bringing about an end to an era, and a demise to the occupation of the docker as it then was. Those marked with a † have at present the status of a safeguarded wharf. Those in "italics" are  no longer used for port or river transit related activities. Further remarks are made in brackets, including in some cases the present operator or cargo handled. It is estimated that in 1937, at the height of London's trade, there were around 1,700 wharves between Brentford and Gravesend. Today there are around 70 active terminals, each generally handling much greater volumes. Much of the cargo and commodities handling by the Port of London takes place in the downstream stretches of the Thames beyond Greater London, on the banks of south Essex (Thurrock) and north Kent. The Port of London Authority  controls operations from its base in Gravesend. The main container terminal is currently at Tilbury, though in 2008 construction began on the London Gateway project, which will become the largest single component of the Port of London when completed. (Barnes Railway Bridge) (Hammersmith Bridge) (Putney Bridge) (Fulham Railway Bridge) (Wandsworth Bridge) (Battersea Railway Bridge) (Battersea Bridge) (Albert Bridge) (Grosvenor Bridge) (Vauxhall Bridge) (Lambeth Bridge) (Hungerford Bridge) (Waterloo Bridge) (Blackfriars Bridge) (Millennium Bridge) (Southwark Bridge) (Cannon Street Railway Bridge) (Tower Bridge) (Rotherhithe Tunnel) (Greenwich foot tunnel) (Blackwall Tunnel) (Dartford Crossing) South bank. Cliffe. Below here lie the Medway ports including Thamesport , a container port on the site of BP's Kent oil refinery on the Isle of Grain and Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey. These are not part of the Port of London. (Kew Bridge) (Kew Railway Bridge) North bank. Chiswick. (Chiswick Bridge) (Hammersmith Bridge) (Putney Bridge) (Fulham Railway Bridge) (Wandsworth Bridge) (Battersea Railway Bridge) (Albert Bridge) (Grosvenor Bridge) (Vauxhall Bridge) (Lambeth Bridge) (Hungerford Bridge) (Waterloo Bridge) (Blackfriars Bridge) (Millennium Bridge) (Southwark Bridge) (Cannon Street Railway Bridge) (Tower Bridge) (Hermitage entrance to London Docks) (Wapping entrance to London Docks) (Shadwell New Entrance to Shadwell Basin and London Docks) (site of  original West India Docks Limehouse Lower Entrance) (site of original Millwall Dock entrance) (Greenwich Foot Tunnel) ( Bow Creek) (site of original upper entrance to Royal Victoria Dock) Barking Creek. The following wharves are located on the lower section of the River Roding, at Creekmouth. (Dartford Crossing) Tilbury. See Port of Tilbury for the main dock system.