The south-western entrance to the London Docks.
Other names : "Hermitage Dock" (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831).
Formed in 1827.
First called "Hermitage Entrance" and "Basin" in O.S. ed. 1848-51.
The inner part is called the "Hermitage Basin."
A Dictionary of London. Henry A Harben. 1918.