Wall End | |
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![]() The riverbank at Wallend, looking north across the Roding at Barking | |
Location within Greater London | |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDON |
Postcode district | E6 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
London Assembly | |
Wall End (sometimes spelt as Wallend) is a locality in East Ham in East London, located in the borough of Newham. It is a little-used name for the area lying to the north of Beckton between Barking and East Ham.[1] The name stems from an embankment wall that was formerly used to prevent flooding from the river Roding at the 'end' or 'outlying part' of East Ham.[2][3] Much of the area consists of terraced housing dating from the building-boom of the late 19th century.[4] It is notable, as with the rest of East Ham, for having an especially high British Tamil population.
References
[edit]- ^ Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetteer, p 521.
- ^ Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetteer, p 521.
- ^ "Wall End, Newham". hidden-london.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetteer, p 521.