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West Ham
West Ham shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ405837
London borough	Newham
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	E13, E15
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
European Parliament	London
UK Parliament	West Ham
London Assembly	City and East
List of places: UK • England • London

Coordinates: 51°32′05″N 0°01′36″E / 51.5346, 0.0266

West Ham is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England, located 6.1 miles (9.8 km) east of Charing Cross. From 1889 to 1965 it formed part of the County Borough of West Ham. West Ham gives its name to the Parliamentary constituency of West Ham, although the constituency also extends over other areas such as Plaistow and Stratford. It is currently represented by Lyn Brown.

Sporting associations

The football club West Ham United F.C. is named after the area. Their nicknames, the Irons and the Hammers derive from their association with the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, whose workers formed Thames Ironworks F.C. West Ham F.C. now play at the Boleyn Ground in nearby Upton Park.

Gasometer at West Ham.

The West Ham Stadium, a football, greyhound racing and speedway stadium, operated between 1928 and 1972, with a capacity of 120,000.

Speedway

The street names of housing developed on the site of the former stadium pay homage to the speedway greats associated with West Ham, including Bluey Wilkinson and Jack Young. The West Ham Hammers team were involved in the top flight leagues 1929 to 1939, 1946 to 1955 and 1964 to 1971, winning the inaugural British League in 1965.^[1] The Lakeside Hammers, who race at the Arena Essex Raceway next to Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex, are now the nearest team and took their name from the defunct West Ham outfit.

Education

For details of education in West Ham see the List of schools in the London Borough of Newham

Transport and locale

Nearest areas

• East Ham, Upton Park to the east
• Plaistow to the east
• Stratford to the north
• Leyton to the north-east
• Canning Town to the south

Nearest tube stations

• West Ham station
• Plaistow tube station
• Stratford station
• Canning Town station

References

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