Shoreditch is located in the east of London on the outskirts of the city and not far from Liverpool mainline station from where rail services leave in an easterly direction towards Essex and north east to Suffolk and Norfolk. Shoreditch once boasted many factories and the area was known for the manufacturing of clothes. These industries have now died out and for a number of years, Shoreditch was a depressed region of London. More recently, the area has undegone extensive regeneration and Shoreditch is now a trendy area with luxury apartments and a sought after residential area particularly for those employed in the nearby City.