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The London docklands gave London an important trading position to import and export goods (via the Thames) to Europe and the rest of the world, enabling it ti compete with the likes of Bristol, Hull and Liverpool, which were actually coastal ports.

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they were important for mainly trade and commercial reasons.

they used to be the port of London and at one time the world's largest port.

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