Wanstead Flats
Wanstead Flats is the southernmost portion of Epping Forest, in Leytonstone and Wanstead, London. The flats and by extension the forest ends at Forest Gate directly to the south.Photo: Neilius, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wanstead Park railway station and Leytonstone High Road railway station.
Wanstead Park railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wanstead Park is a railway station in Forest Gate, London. It is on the Suffragette line of the London Overground in London fare zone 3, 11 miles 11 chains down the line from Gospel Oak and situated between Leytonstone High Road and Woodgrange Park. Wanstead Park railway station is situated 3,000 feet south of Wanstead Flats.
Leytonstone High Road railway station
Railway station
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Leytonstone High Road is a railway station in Leytonstone in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, 9 miles 76 chains down the line from Gospel Oak and situated between Leyton Midland Road and Wanstead Park. Leytonstone High Road railway station is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Wanstead Flats.
Forest Gate railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forest Gate railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving Forest Gate in the London Borough of Newham, east London. It is 5 miles 21 chains down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Maryland and Manor Park. Forest Gate railway station is situated 3,800 feet south of Wanstead Flats.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aldersbrook and Forest Gate.
Aldersbrook
Neighborhood
Aldersbrook, is an Edwardian housing estate in Wanstead, East London. It is named after the medieval Manor of Aldersbrook the manor itself was named after the Alders Brook, a minor river which marks part of the boundary between the London Boroughs of Newham and Redbridge.
Forest Gate
Suburb
Photo: Diomedes1962, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forest Gate is a sub-district of West Ham in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England. It is located 7 miles northeast of Charing Cross. The area's name relates to its position adjacent to Wanstead Flats, the southernmost part of Epping Forest.
Leytonstone
Suburb
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leytonstone is an area in East London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It adjoins Wanstead to the north-east, Forest Gate to the south-east, Stratford to the south-west, Leyton to the west, and Walthamstow to the north-west, and is 7 miles north-east of Charing Cross.
Wanstead Flats
- Type: Park
- Description: grassland in the London Borough of Redbridge
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Newham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.55968° or 51° 33′ 35″ northLongitude
0.02189° or 0° 1′ 19″ eastOperator
City of London CorporationOpen location code
9F32H25C+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 4962498OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q7968099
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- Irish: “Wanstead Flats”
- Italian: “Wanstead Flats”
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