Stratford
OS grid reference	TQ385845
London borough	Newham
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	E15
Dial code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	West Ham
London Assembly	City and East
European Parliament	London
List of places: UK • England • London

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Stratford, historically Stratford Langthorne, is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London. Newham Town Hall in East Ham (E6) Logo on the roadside at sunset The London Borough of Newham is a London borough in East London, within Greater London. ... East London area East London is the name commonly given to the north eastern part of London, England on the north side of the River Thames. ...

History

Until the arrival of the railways in 1839 much of Stratford was open countryside in the historic county of Essex, then from 1889 to 1965 it was part of the County Borough of West Ham, which was conterminous [[1]] with the ancient Parish of West Ham. With the formation of Greater London in 1965 Stratford became a part of the London Borough of Newham. 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... West Ham is a place in the London Borough of Newham in east London. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... West Ham is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England, located 6. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Newham Town Hall in East Ham (E6) Logo on the roadside at sunset The London Borough of Newham is a London borough in East London, within Greater London. ...

North of modern Stratford is Stratford New Town, initially called "Hudson Town" after George Hudson the railway entrepreneur, and it was the location of the Eastern Counties Railway's railway works at Temple Mills. It was closed in 1963, but a small depot still exists. A new town, planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was designed from scratch, and grew up more or less following the plan. ... George Hudson George Hudson (probably March 10, 1800 - December 14, 1871), English railway financier, known as the Railway King, was born in Howsham, in the parish of Scrayingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire, north of Stamford Bridge, east of York. ... The Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) began operating on June 20 1839 with a train service from a temporary terminus at Mile End to Romford, and working to a gauge of five feet. ... Temple Mills is a northerly part of Stratford, south of Leyton, located within the London borough of Newham in East London Today, Temple Mills is surrounded at present by former railway tracks and works beloging to the Great Eastern Railway, but a small maintenance depot for EWS and Railtrack still...

Stratford was the home of the former fruit and vegetable market which bore the same name and closed at the end of the twentieth century.

The church of St John in Stratford Broadway, designed by Edward Blore, contains in the churchyard the elaborate Martyrs' Memorial to those Essex Protestants burnt in the Marian Persecutions as documented by John Foxe. Buckingham Palace as completed by Blore in 1850. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Marian Persecutions refers to the persecutions of Protestants and dissenters under the Queen Mary I of England. ... John Foxe, line engraving by George Glover, first published in the 1641 edition of Actes and Monuments John Foxe (1516–April 8, 1587) is remembered as the author of the famous Foxes Book of Martyrs. ...

Today

Stratford is a major shopping centre and contains Newham's cultural quarter centred around the Theatre Royal Stratford East and Stratford Circus. Stratford station and adjacent bus station is a major transport hub. The area is considered up and coming with a growing street cafe culture. The Theatre Royal Stratford East is a theatre in Stratford, London, which opened in 1884. ... Stratford Circus is a contemporary performing arts venue in the Stratford Cultural Quarter‚ in east London. ... This article is about Stratford Regional station in London. ...

Future

Stratford will be the location of Stratford International station on the Channel Tunnel rail link and in 2012 the location of the main Olympic Park, which will contain a significant number of venues to be used in the 2012 Summer Olympics, including the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, and London Velopark. Stratford International station is a railway station located in Stratford in the London Borough of Newham in East London. ... “CTRL” redirects here. ... The London Olympic Park, is a new sporting complex to be built in Stratford for the 2012 Summer Olympics. ... The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, will be held in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. ... The London Olympic Stadium will be the centrepiece of the 2012 Summer Olympics. ... An Aquatics Centre is under construction at Stratford in East London and is due to be completed in 2009. ... The London Velopark will be constructed at Stratford in East London in England. ...

Stratford has been a focus of regeneration for some years and as of 2006 the 73 hectare brownfield railway lands to the north of the town centre as far as Temple Mills are to be redeveloped in a multi-billion pound scheme called Stratford City. This will form a new purpose-built community of 5,000 homes, offices, retail spaces, schools, public spaces, municipal and other facilities. It is hoped that this will become a major metropolitan centre for East London. Part of Stratford City will serve as the Olympic Village. There are also plans for several residential and office skyscrapers to be built in the area, including a 55-storey tower designed by architects Allies and Morrison opposite Stratford station. John Lewis and Waitrose are building new superstores in Stratford area with completion expected in 2008. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Temple Mills is a northerly part of Stratford, south of Leyton, located within the London borough of Newham in East London Today, Temple Mills is surrounded at present by former railway tracks and works beloging to the Great Eastern Railway, but a small maintenance depot for EWS and Railtrack still... Stratford City is a project to create a major new urban centre for East London on the site of a former railway good yard at Stratford. ... An Olympic Park is a venue or group of venues set up when a country hosts the Olympic Games. ... Allies and Morrison are a London-based architecture practice. ...

Stratford is in the London Borough of Newham, which has the fifth highest crime rate of any borough in London and, according to government indices, Newham is also the eleventh most "deprived" district in Britain. Ten years ago Newham was indexed as the second most deprived borough in Britain, which either shows that great strides in urban regeneration and social inclusion have taken place, or that a large-scale process of gentrification is underway. Newham Town Hall in East Ham (E6) Logo on the roadside at sunset The London Borough of Newham is a London borough in East London, within Greater London. ... Urban regeneration (also called urban renewal in American English) is a movement in urban planning that reached its peak in the United States from the late 1940s through the early 1970s. ... Social exclusion relates to the alienation or disenfranchisement of certain people within a society. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

Notable people associated with Stratford

• Jim Barrett, Footballer
• Stan Earle, Footballer
• Bryan Forbes, Actor, Screenwriter, Film Producer
• Ernie Gregory, Footballer
• Peter Grotier, Footballer
• Walter Hancock, Inventor
• Gerard Manley Hopkins, Poet
• Luke Howard, Meteorologist
• Anna Kingsford, Theosophist & Author
• Nina Frances Layard, Archaeologist and Poet (birthplace)
• Joan Littlewood, director of the Theatre Workshop, at the Theatre Royal
• Dawn Neesom, journalist
• David Webb, Footballer

James William Barrett (born 19 January 1907 in Stratford, London, died November 25, 1970) was an English footballer who played for West Ham United. ... Stanley Earle (born September 6, 1897 in Stratford, London, died September 1971 in Colchester) was an English footballer who played as a forward. ... Bryan Forbes, CBE (born John Theobald Clark on July 22, 1926 in London) is an English film director, actor and writer. ... Ernie Gregory (born November 10, 1921 in Stratford, London) is an English former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for West Ham United. ... Peter Grotier (born October 18, 1950 in Stratford, London) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. ... Walter Hancock Walter Hancock (1799-1852) was a British inventor of the Victorian period. ... The Best ideal is the true/ And other truth is none. ... Luke Howard Luke Howard (November 28, 1772 – March 21, 1864) was a British meteorologist with broad interests in science. ... Anna Bonus Kingsford (September 16, 1846 - February 22, 1888) was one of the first female British physicians, after Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. ... Nina Frances Layard (Stratford, Essex 1853 – Ipswich 1935) was an English poetess, prehistorian, archaeologist and antiquary who made many important discoveries, and by winning the respect of contemporary academics helped to establish a role for women in her field of expertise. ... Joan Maud Littlewood (6 October 1914 - 20 September 2002) was a theatrical director, famous for her work in developing the left-wing Theatre Workshop. ... Theatre Workshop is a theatre group most notable for their devised pieces that included Oh, what a lovely war, and their leader, Joan Littlewood. ... The Theatre Royal Stratford East is a theatre in Stratford, London, which opened in 1884. ... Dawn Neesom is a British journalist. ... David James Webb (born 9 April 1946) is an English former professional footballer and football manager. ...

Education

For details of education in Stratford, London see the London Borough of Newham article

Newham Town Hall in East Ham (E6) Logo on the roadside at sunset The London Borough of Newham is a London borough in East London, within Greater London. ...

Places of interest

• 2012 Olympic Park
• Stratford Circus
• Theatre Royal Stratford East
• Three Mills Studios
• University of East London

The London Olympic Park, is a new sporting complex to be built in Stratford for the 2012 Summer Olympics. ... Stratford Circus is a contemporary performing arts venue in the Stratford Cultural Quarter‚ in east London. ... The Theatre Royal Stratford East is a theatre in Stratford, London, which opened in 1884. ... The Clock Mill at Three Mills in Bow Three Mills were working mills on the River Lee in the East End of London, one of London’s oldest still-surviving industrial centres, the largest and most powerful of the four remaining tidal mills in Britain, and is possibly the largest... The University of East London (UEL) is a university in East London. ...

Transport

Nearest places

• Maryland
• Leyton
• Forest Gate
• West Ham
• Bow
• Hackney Wick
• Homerton
• Lower Clapton
• Manor Park
• Canning Town
• Poplar

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Nearest tube and railway stations

• Stratford station: tube, rail and DLR, as well as being a local bus hub
• Stratford International station (under construction)
• Maryland railway station

This article is about Stratford Regional station in London. ... The London Underground is a transit system that serves much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... Class 180 multiple unit of First Great Western at speed near Yate, Bristol. ... London Transport Portal The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail system serving the redeveloped Docklands area of east London, England. ... A symbol of London: the Routemaster bus A new London icon? A new Enviro 400 operating for Metroline. ... Stratford International station is a railway station located in Stratford in the London Borough of Newham in East London. ... Maryland railway station is located in Maryland, an area of Stratford, in the London Borough of Newham in East London. ...

External links

• Local development site futurestratford.com
• St Johns Church Website
• Stratford Historical Trade Directories & Pubs from 100 years ago