沃平(英语:Wapping)是英国伦敦的一个地区,位于伦敦东区,在行政区划上属于哈姆雷特塔伦敦自治市。沃平地处泰晤士河北岸,曾是伦敦主要的码头区之一。二战之后由于伦敦的港口机能下降,码头和仓库也陷入荒废。随后这些设施在1980年代重新改建为豪宅。1986年,新闻集团开始入驻沃平,随后新闻集团资方和工会的纷争被称为“沃平之战”。
参考资料
- Martha Leigh, Memories of Wapping 1900-1960: Couldn't Afford the Eels, The History Press Ltd (4 July 2008), ISBN 0-7524-4709-2
- Madge Darby, Waeppa's People: History of Wapping, Connor & Butler (Dec 1988), ISBN 0-947699-10-4
- National Council for Civil Liberties, No Way in Wapping: Effect of the Policing of the News International Dispute on Wapping Residents, Civil Liberties Trust (May 1986), ISBN 0-946088-27-6
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