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Leyton, Essex

Leyton
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High Road Leyton in March 2013
Leyton is located in Greater London
Leyton
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Leyton shown within Greater London
Population 14,184 (2011 Census. Ward)
OS grid reference TQ375865
London borough
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LONDON
Postcode district E10, E15, E20
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
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London Assembly
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51°33′38″N 0°00′56″W / 51.560558°N 0.015465°W / 51.560558; -0.015465Coordinates: 51°33′38″N 0°00′56″W / 51.560558°N 0.015465°W / 51.560558; -0.015465

Leyton (/ˈltən/) is a district of east London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, located 6.2 miles (10 km) north-east of Charing Cross in the United Kingdom. It borders Walthamstow and Leytonstone in Waltham Forest, Stratford in the London Borough of Newham and Homerton and Lower Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney. The district includes part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, which hosted the 2012 Olympic Games, as well as Leyton Orient Football Club, although it is predominantly residential. It consists mainly of terraced houses built between 1870 and 1910, interspersed with some modern housing estates.

Leyton is in the Lower Lea Valley, the river forming its western boundary.

The area rises from low-lying marshland along the Lea to over 90 feet at Whipps Cross on the southern edge of Epping Forest. Leyton is partially bisected by the A12 (M11 link road), with most of the district lying on the north-west side of this busy traffic artery through east London.


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