WEST HAM

'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.

Contents

History

Sporting associations

Education

Transport and locale

Nearest areas

Nearest tube stations

Reference

History

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.

The West Ham Stadium, a football, greyhound racing and speedway stadium, operated between 1928 and 1972, with a capacity of 120,000. The ''Speedway'' Hammers were involved in the top flight leagues 1929 to 1939;1946 to 1955 and 1964 to 1971. They won the inaugural British League in 1965^[1]. The ''Arena Essex Hammers'' speedway team, now known as Lakeside Hammers, who race at Arena Essex next to Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex, are now the closest team and took their name from the defunct West Ham outfit.

Education

:''For details of education in see the London Borough of Newham article''

Transport and locale

Nearest areas

★ East Ham, Upton Park to the east

★ Plaistow to the west

★ Stratford to the north-west

★ Leyton to the north

★ Canning Town to the south

Nearest tube stations

★ West Ham station

★ Plaistow tube station

★ Stratford tube station

★ Canning Town tube station

Reference

1. Speedway information on West Ham accessed 11 May 2007