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Why is it called East Ham?

DistrictHammersmith & City

Where the name comes from

From Old English hamm, 'a dry area of land between rivers or marshland', for a settlement bounded by the Lea, Thames and Roding. East Ham is recorded separately from 1204.

Where it is

BarkingEast HamPlaistowUpton Park

See East Ham on the interactive map, 1863 to today

Next stations

At a glance

Opened
1902
Status
Open
Lines
District, Hammersmith & City
Local authority
Newham

Sources

Station list and dates: Wikipedia’s lists of London Underground stations, citing Douglas Rose and Cyril Harris. Line routes Powered by TfL Open Data.

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