Whipps Cross

Whipps Cross is an area of the districts of Leytonstone and Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in east London, England. It is most famous for Whipps Cross University Hospital. Prior to 1965, it was located in the historic county of Essex.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wood Street railway station and Whipps Cross University Hospital.

Railway station

Wood Street is a station on the Weaver line of the London Overground, located in Upper Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is 7 miles 7 chains down the line from London Liverpool Street on the Chingford branch line.

Hospital

Whipps Cross University Hospital is a large university hospital in the locality of Whipps Cross in Leytonstone in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, London, England. It is managed by Barts Health NHS Trust.

College

Leyton Sixth Form College or LSC is a public sixth form college located in the southern part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. There are over 2,100 learners, of which 80% study courses at Level 3.

Nearby places include Upper Walthamstow and Walthamstow Village.

Quarter

Walthamstow is a town within the London Borough of Waltham Forest in east London. The town borders Chingford to the north, Snaresbrook and South Woodford to the east, Leyton and Leytonstone to the south, and Tottenham to the west.

Neighborhood

Walthamstow Village is the oldest part of Walthamstow, east London. It was designated a Conservation Area by the London Borough of Waltham Forest in 1967, and another Conservation Area on nearby Orford Road was subsequently added.