26 Facts About Stratford London

Part of the Lower Lea Valley, Stratford London is situated 6 miles east-northeast of Charing Cross, and includes the localities of Maryland and East Village.

Western Stratford London then become suffixed by "-atte-Bow", a name made well known by Chaucer's lines in the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales:.

Industrialisation of Stratford London started slowly and accelerated rapidly in the early Victorian era.

Stratford London became a desirable country retreat for wealthy merchants and financiers, within an easy ride of the City.

An early industrial undertaking at Stratford London was the Bow porcelain factory, which despite the name, was on the Essex side of the River Lea.

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The route into Stratford London was plied by Walter Hancock's steam coaches for a period during the 1830s.

Stratford London station was opened on 20 June 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway .

Stratford London began as a hamlet in the northwest part of the ancient parish of West Ham, as the area urbanised it expanded, increased in population and merged with neighbouring districts.

Except as a ward, Stratford has never been a unit of administration and so, like many London districts, lacks formally defined boundaries.

Stratford London was one of three ancient wards in the large parish of West Ham, in the Becontree hundred of Essex.

Stratford London formed the centre of administration of the county borough and was the location of the town hall.

Stratford London is in the constituency of West Ham, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Lyn Brown of the Labour Party.

Stratford London is part of the mayorship under the Mayor of Newham which is a directly elected mayor and is held by Rokhsana Fiaz since 4 May 2018.

Church of England parish church of Stratford London is the 1830s church called St John's on Stratford London Broadway, a major thoroughfare and The Grove and is part of Diocese of Chelmsford, itself part of the Province of Canterbury.

Stratford London has been a focus of regeneration for some years as the local economy has grown, and is the location of a number of major projects.

Stratford London Circus is a contemporary performing arts venue that was designed by Levitt Bernstein architects and built with funding from the National Lottery which opened in 2001.

Damnably Records relocated to Stratford London from Forest Gate in 2014 and is run by George Gargan, a Manor Park born musician from the band Former Utopia and Lazarus Clamp .

Stratford London has been used as a shooting location for numerous films, notably Sparrows Can't Sing and Bronco Bullfrog, Batman Begins and Attack the Block .

Stratford London is home to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, a sporting complex built for the 2012 Summer Olympics and the Paralympics and is named after Elizabeth II to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee.

Stratford London Aquatics Centre is in the park and is an indoor facility with two 50-metre swimming pools and further has a 25-metre diving pool.

University of East London has a major campus in Stratford, whose main building, University House, is a historic listed building dating from the 19th Century.

Newham College of Further Education is a further education college that has a campus in Stratford London which opened in 1993 with Stratford London as it secondary educational teaching site.

Stratford London has significant and historical transport hub, and today is well served by bus routes, and a number of railway stations and cycle lanes, as well by omnibuses and coaches in the 19th century.

Stratford London overall is served by six stations, covering a large catchment area.

Stratford London is connected to the National Road Network by several major routes.

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Cycling is permitted on the Hertford Union Canal and Lee Navigation towpaths around Stratford London, which are shared-use paths maintained by the Canal and River Trust.