What was spittlefields?

Where does Oliver Twist take place?

It is set in Victorian Britain just around the time when Victoria became queen so it also involves the Georgian era. The story starts in a workhouse in a small village just over a 75 miles radius from London. When Oliver travells to London, he is taken in to the group of pickpockets lead by Fagin who lives in an area of London called Spittlefields. Later he is take in by Mr. Brownlow (Who later is revealed to be Oliver's Grandfather) who lives in an area of London called Pentonville.