Plaistow, Newham
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Coordinates: 51°31′27″N 0°01′28″E / 51.5243°N 0.0245°E
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| OS grid reference | TQ405825 |
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| London borough | Newham |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | E13 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | West Ham |
| London Assembly | City and East |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Plaistow (
/ˈplɑːstoʊ/ PLAH-stoh; often mispronounced PLAY-stoh or PLA-stoh) is a place in the London Borough of Newham in east London. The name has been suggested to come from Sir Hugh de Plaitz (spelling varies)[1][2], who married Philippa de Montfitchet, whose family owned the district, and it was she who is reputed to have named it the Manor of Plaiz[3]. A stow was a village so it was the village of Plaitz, or Plaitz-stow[4].
Plaistow formed part of the County Borough of West Ham in Essex until 1965, when West Ham joined with the County Borough of East Ham and small parts of Barking and Woolwich to form the London Borough of Newham.
Plaistow is a mainly residential area, including several council estates; the main road is the A112 - Plaistow Road, High Street, Broadway, Greengate Street and Prince Regent Lane. It contains relatively few shops and amenities. The Black Lion public house was frequented by West Ham United football (soccer) players such as Bobby Moore in the 1960s and 70s[5] .
Plaistow is currently[when?] undergoing extensive urban re-generation including replacement of council homes. Newham, of which Plaistow is part, was in 2007 the 6th most deprived borough in the UK[6] , and with an ethnically diverse population[7]; it is hoped[by whom?] the staging of the Olympic Games at nearby Stratford in 2012 will bring greater prosperity to the area.
Places of interest in the area include Plaistow Park, the East London Cemetery and Newham General Hospital.
Other amenities in the area include Newham Leisure Centre and Balaam Street Leisure Centre (pronounced "Baylam"). Singers David Essex, Ronnie Lane, Sandra Kerr, Jade Ewen and Mumzy Stranger were born in Plaistow. Joe Brown was born in Lincolnshire but lived in Plaistow from the age of 2. Record producer Norman Newell was born here.
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[edit] Education
- For details of education in Plaistow see the List of schools in the London Borough of Newham
[edit] Transport and locale
Apart from convenience stores, post offices, etc., Plaistow is mainly occupied by houses and apartments blocks. Local residents usually visit[citation needed] its neighbouring areas (such as Stratford, West Ham and Green Street, all within walking distance) for larger shopping centres and restaurants.
Plaistow Underground station is on the London Underground District Line and Hammersmith and City Line (which share the same tracks between Aldgate East and Barking), in London Travelcard zone 3. The journey time to/from Tower Hill is 18-19 minutes
A pedestrian / cycle path called The Greenway runs on top of Joseph Bazelgette's Northern Outfall Sewer from Beckton to Hackney Wick via East Ham, Upton Park (for East Ham Jewish Cemetery), Plaistow, West Ham, Stratford, Bow (via Temple Mills) and Hackney.
[edit] Nearest places
[edit] Nearest stations
- Custom House DLR station
- East Ham tube station
- Stratford station
- Plaistow tube station
- Prince Regent DLR station
- Royal Victoria DLR station
- Canning Town station
[edit] Notable residents
- Jimmy Akingbola, actor
- David Amess, Conservative MP
- Honor Blackman, actress, notable for her appearances in the James Bond film Goldfinger and the TV series The Avengers
- Sol Campbell, footballer who won 73 caps for England, as well as playing for Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal
- Tony Cottee, ex-West Ham United and England footballer
- Ghetto (rapper), grime MC
- Colin Lewin, Arsenal and ex-England physiotherapist
- Andi Osho, Comedienne, actor, comedy writer, playwright, etc.
- Terence Stamp, actor, attended Tollgate Primary School and Plaistow Grammar School
- Mumzy Stranger, hip-hop artist
[edit] References
- ^ "hugh de Plaiz". Geni. http://www.geni.com/people/Hugh-de-Plaiz/6000000006405070026. Retrieved 07 January 2012.
- ^ "Hugh Plaitz". rootsweb. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=banker1&id=I253646. Retrieved 07 January 2012.
- ^ "Sir hugh de plaiz". rootsweb. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PLACE/2011-05/1305945940. Retrieved 07 January 2012.
- ^ "Our Town and it's (sic) surrounds". Lal & Amy. http://www.lalamy.demon.co.uk/plaistow.htm. Retrieved 07 January 2012.
- ^ Henry Winter (27 Feb 2009). "Harry Redknapp still hungry for success with Tottenham". Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/4864718/Harry-Redknapp-still-hungry-for-success-with-Tottenham.html. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Index of Deprivation 2007 – a comparison with 2004". http://www.newham.gov.uk/nr/rdonlyres/be0f8923-2979-4c68-aa72-4ac819e761ab/0/indexofdeprivationdomainanalysis.pdf. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Diversity". London Borough of Newham. http://www.newham.gov.uk/jobs/diversity.htm. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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