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There are several small parks in the area, with the large West Ham Park 1 mile (1.6 km) north. In Plaistow are Newham Leisure Centre, Balaam Street Leisure Centre and Newham University Hospital. Newham Sixth Form College 's main campus is in the south-east, near the hospital.
West Ham Park board school was opened in 1889, as a three-storey building. In 1897 there were places for 1,366. The school was reorganized in 1934 for junior boys, junior girls, and infants, and in 1945 for mixed juniors and infants. Its present shorter name has been used since the 1930s.
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WORTHIES. (fn. 1) Richard de Montfitchet (d. 1267), lord of the principal manor in East Ham and West Ham, was one of the barons appointed to enforce Magna Carta. (fn. 2) Robert Fabyan (d. 1513), chronicler, acquired by marriage a small estate at Upton. (fn. 3) Margaret Pole (d. 1541), countess of Salisbury, executed by Henry VIII, held the ...
PLAISTOW, a village, a chapelry, and a ward, in West Ham parish, Essex. The village stands on the great N sewer of the London sewage-works, adjacent to the London and Southend railway, 1½ mile S S E of Stratford, and 6¼ E by N of St. Paul's, London; and has a station on the railway, a post-office under London E, and a metropolitan police ...
May 24, 2024 · Communications between Stratford and Plaistow have been improved by the construction of New Plaistow Road, completed in 1959, which links West Ham Lane and Plaistow Road, by-passing West Ham village. (fn. 149) That was part of a redevelopment scheme which also included the widening of Plaistow Road and High Street.
Early History. Between the 1500s and the 1800s, West Ham was home to rich merchants and professionals who worked in the city. As a result, by the mid-18th and mid-19th centruies, Plaistow was the richest and largest village in the parish of West Ham. However, as time went on, Stratford's fortunes began to rise with a bridge over the river Lea ...
Apr 21, 2024 · Plaistow ( / ˈplɑːstoʊ / ⓘ PLAHST-oh or / ˈplæstoʊ / PLAST-oh) [1] [2] is a suburban area of East London, England, within the London Borough of Newham. It adjoins Upton Park to the north, East Ham to the east, Beckton to the south, Canning Town to the south-west and West Ham to the west. Contents. Toponymy. History. Medieval and Tudor. 18th century
