Bow River Village

Bow River Village is a residential area in Waltham Forest, Greater London, England, which is located on Hancock Road. Bow River Village is situated near the playground Nicholson Square, as well as near St. Leonard’s Priory Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: London Stadium and House Mill.

London Stadium

Stadium

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London Stadium is a multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford district of London. It is located in the Lower Lea Valley, 6 miles east of central London. London Stadium is situated 4,000 feet north of Bow River Village.

House Mill

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

House Mill is a former tide mill in East London, England. It is located on the River Lea in Mill Meads, and is part of the Three Mills complex. Because of its architectural merit, it is a Grade I listed building. House Mill is situated 790 feet southeast of Bow River Village.

Bromley by Bow Centre

Community center

Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0.

The Bromley by Bow Centre is a community centre in Bromley-by-Bow, in London. It was founded by Andrew Mawson in 1984 alongside community members such as Chilean artist Santiago Bell, with the aim of transforming the local community. Bromley by Bow Centre is situated 750 feet southwest of Bow River Village.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Three Mills and Mill Meads.

Three Mills

Neighborhood

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The Three Mills are former working mills and an island of the same name on the River Lea. It is one of London’s oldest surviving industrial centres. The mills lie in the London Borough of Newham, but despite lying on the Newham side of the Lea, access is principally from the western, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, side of the river.

Mill Meads

Quarter

Mill Meads is an area in the borough of Newham in east London, located on the border with Tower Hamlets.

Bow Locks

Locality

Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bow Locks No. 20 is a set of bi-directional locks in Bromley-by-Bow in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Newham. The locks link the tidal Bow Creek to the River Lee Navigation, which is a canalised river.

Bow River Village

Type: Residential area
Address: Hancock Road, London
Location: Waltham Forest, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.52843° or 51° 31′ 42″ north

Longitude

-0.01093° or 0° 0′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C3XGXHQ+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 373775346

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nicholson Square and St. Leonard’s Priory Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Make It Bow and Hancock Road.

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