Forest Gate
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| Forest Gate | |
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| Location | |
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| OS grid reference: | TQ405855 |
| Latitude: | 51.550832° |
| Longitude: | 0.02739° |
| Administration | |
| London borough: | Newham |
| County level: | Greater London |
| Region: | London |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Greater London |
| Historic county: | Essex (1965) |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Metropolitan Police |
| Fire brigade: | London Fire Brigade |
| Ambulance service: | London Ambulance |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | LONDON |
| Postal district: | E7 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | West Ham |
| London Assembly: | City and East |
| European Parliament: | London |
| London | List of places in London | |
Forest Gate is a residential area in the London Borough of Newham.
Its name is derived from a southern gate of Epping Forest which once stretched continuously down from Epping. Fragments of the forest remain throughout north east London and the heathland of Wanstead Flats, which borders Forest Gate, is an example.
Forest Gate is home to the oldest public house in the borough, The Old Spotted Dog (now closed), and nearby Clapton Football Club; it is also home to the northern half of the famous and busy Green Street (which runs down towards Upton Park). To the west lies Stratford town centre. The Channel Tunnel Rail Link runs underneath Forest Gate on its way into Stratford and London. Forest Gate also houses West Ham Park, providing a place for sports to be played and a contrast to the otherwise urban environment.
The Woodgrange Estate is a residential conservation area in Forest Gate with predominantly double and triple fronted Victorian houses. Nearby Godwin Junior School in Forest Gate was recently honoured with the prestigious British Council’s International School Award. The school is among only 127 schools in the country to have received the three-year accreditation. The school's headteacher was named Teacher of the Year.
Forest Gate formed part of the County Borough of West Ham since its creation (initially as a municipal borough) in 1886. The county borough was abolished to form part of the present-day London Borough of Newham in 1965.
Forest Gate is also home to Green Street, www.green-st.co.uk, known for Asian shops and take-aways. Green Street offers a mixture of designer fashion labels and award-winning fast food curryhouses
[edit] 2 June 2006 Forest Gate raid
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[edit] Trivia
- In December 1966 Jimi Hendrix wrote Purple Haze in the Upper Cut club, which later became the Ace of Clubs in Woodgrange Road. [1]
- In the 1960s Arnold Schwarzenegger lived in Forest Gate and regularly trained in Wag Bennett's Gym, on Romford Road.
- In the Plan B song, Raking the Dead, reference is made to a boy discovering a body on the flats of Forest Gate.
[edit] Nearby places include
| London Borough of Newham | |
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Districts: Beckton | Canning Town | East Ham | Forest Gate | Manor Park | Plaistow | Stratford | Upton Park | West Ham Attractions: ExCeL Exhibition Centre | London City Airport | Royal Docks | Thames Barrier | West Ham Park Constituencies: East Ham | West Ham | Poplar and Canning Town |
