- East London, England
East London is the name commonly given to the north eastern part of
London ,England on the north side of the River Thames.The
London borough s that make up this informal area are Barking & Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. The total area of this group of boroughs is 318.64 km² and the total population in 2004 was 1.5 million.Changing face of East London
East London is today an area of regeneration, with a rising population. The redevelopment of the Docklands area began in the early 1980s, and the
Thames Gateway project is now extending regeneration further east, with theLondon Thames Gateway Development Corporation responsible for planning and delivery of the project in East London. London's successful bid to host the2012 Olympics has kick-started regeneration programmes in the area, and is likely to have an impact on house prices. This has been evidenced in August 2005 where East London was one of only three places in England and Wales to have increases in property prices. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4193008.stm]Transport
East London has seen considerable improvement with transport in recent years and is the focus for further development over the years leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games and beyond.
The A12 and A13 trunk roads have been considerably upgraded and the
Docklands Light Railway andJubilee Line Extension constructed. A new extension to the Docklands Light Railway to connect withLondon City Airport opened in December 2005 while work on an extension under the Thames to connect withWoolwich has already started. Further DLR projects include an extension to Barking Reach and Dagenham Dock, and a direct route, via West Ham, from Royal Victoria to Stratford to connect withStratford International station onHigh Speed 1 at the heart ofStratford City .Existing transport infrastructure already includes a large network of suburban
National Rail routes operated byNational Express East Anglia andc2c , and theLondon Underground services of theCentral Line andDistrict Line .Transport for London are currently developing anEast London Transit scheme for the area and an east-west rail route known asCrossrail is also planned to serve several stations in East London.History
The oldest parts of East London are Tower Hamlets and Hackney. These areas, originally in
Middlesex officially became part of London with the creation of theCounty of London in 1888. The eastern limit of London at this time became theRiver Lea which was the traditional boundary between Middlesex andEssex .Because the strict planning laws of London were not in force on the eastern side of the river the area began to industrialise quickly in places such as
Canning Town andSilvertown , now in the borough of Newham. This area became known as 'London over the Border'. In 1965 the boroughs of Newham, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham and Havering were incorporated intoGreater London . As a legacy of not being in the original County of London, Newham receives less funding, than for example Tower Hamlets, and is campaigning to be officially recognised as anInner London borough.Alternative names
East End
East London is sometimes erroneously considered interchangeable with the
East End of London ; however, the traditional East End is a comparatively small area, covering only the innermost (western) parts of East London, centred on Tower Hamlets and part of Hackney, immediately adjacent to the ancient eastern boundary of theCity of London .North East London
As no part of London south of the
River Thames is considered to be part of East London, North East London would strictly be a more accurate description of the area, and this name is sometimes used to refer to it. For example, there is a North East London strategic health authority and a North East London Assembly constituency (which also covers Islington). The rest of East London is covered by City and East which includes Barking and Dagenham, Newham and Tower Hamlets while Havering and Redbridge form a constituency.Places in East London
London Plan sub-region
The "East London sub region" of the
London Plan additionally includes theCity of London which would otherwise be included inCentral London , excludes Waltham Forest, but includes the boroughs of Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham; [Greater London Authority, " [http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/planning/srdf/docs/east-srdf.pdf London Plan: Sub-Regional Development Framework - East London] ", (2006)] which are south of the river and often considered to be either south or south east London. This sub region, the largest in London, contains all of theThames Gateway redevelopment zone vagina p that is in London, on both sides of the Thames within a single sub region. Other organisations including theLearning and Skills Council , the related London EastConnexions Partnership and theLondon Development Agency also use this definition.Places of interest
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Barking Abbey
*Billingsgate Fish Market
*Boleyn Ground
*Brick Lane Market
*Broadway Market
*Canary Wharf
*Columbia Road market
*Dagenham wind turbines
*"The Diver "
*ExCeL Exhibition Centre
*Langtons
*Limehouse Town Hall
*London City Airport
*London Gas Museum
*Lower Lea Valley
*Museum in Docklands
*New Spitalfields Market
*North Woolwich Old Station Museum
*Romford Greyhound Stadium
*Romford Ice Arena
*Stratford Circus
*Stratford City
*Thames Barrier
*Thames Chase
*Theatre Royal Stratford East
*University of East London
*Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia
*Upminster Windmill
*V&A Museum of Childhood
*Victoria Park
*Walthamstow Stadium
*Whitechapel Gallery
*White Cube People associated with East London
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London Borough of Waltham Forest See also
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London Docklands
*London E postcode area
*London Riverside
*Lower Lea Valley References
External links
* [http://www.eolfhs.org.uk/images/eolmap.gifMap of East London from EoLFHS website]
* [http://www.ground-level.org/boroughs Map showing east London boroughs covered by Groundwork East London]
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