Beckton
Beckton is a suburb in East London, England, located eight miles east of Charing Cross and part of the London Borough of Newham. Adjacent to the River Thames, the area consisted of unpopulated marshland known as the East Ham Levels in the parishes of Barking, East Ham, West Ham and Woolwich.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Beckton DLR station and London City Airport.
Beckton DLR station
Railway station
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Beckton is the eastern terminus of the Beckton branch of the Docklands Light Railway in the Beckton area of east London. It is in London fare zone 3.
London City Airport
Aerodrome
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London City Airport is an international airport in London, England. It is located in the Royal Docks in the Borough of Newham, about six miles east of the City of London and three miles east of Canary Wharf.
Beckton bus station
Bus station
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Beckton is a suburb in East London, England, located eight miles east of Charing Cross and part of the London Borough of Newham. Adjacent to the River Thames, the area consisted of unpopulated marshland known as the East Ham Levels in the parishes of Barking, East Ham, West Ham and Woolwich.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cyprus and North Woolwich.
Cyprus
Suburb
Cyprus is an area of Beckton in the Docklands area of the London Borough of Newham. It is located west of Beckton proper and north of the eastern end of the Royal Albert Dock.
North Woolwich
Suburb
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North Woolwich is an area in the London Borough of Newham in East London, England, on the northern bank of the River Thames, across the river from Woolwich.
East Ham
Town
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East Ham is a district of the London Borough of Newham, England, 8 miles east of Charing Cross. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Essex, East Ham is identified in the London Plan as a Major Centre. The population is 76,186.
Beckton
- Type: Suburb with 33,200 residents
- Description: district of the London Borough of Newham in East London, England
- Categories: area of London and locality
- Location: Newham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.51608° or 51° 30′ 58″ northLongitude
0.05943° or 0° 3′ 34″ eastPopulation
33,200Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB BCTOpen location code
9F32G385+CQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1341681399OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Beckton” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Beckton”
- Belarusian: “Бэктан”
- Chinese: “貝克頓”
- Dutch: “Beckton”
- French: “Beckton”
- German: “Beckton (London)”
- German: “Beckton”
- Hebrew: “בקטון”
- Irish: “Beckton”
- Italian: “Beckton”
- Japanese: “ベックトン”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Beckton”
- Norwegian: “Beckton”
- Persian: “بکتون”
- Russian: “Бектон”
- South Azerbaijani: “بکتون”
- Spanish: “Beckton”
- Turkish: “Beckton”
- Urdu: “بیکٹن”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Beckton Post Office and North Beckton Primary School.
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