Leyton

Leyton is a district of east London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, located 6.2 miles north-east of Charing Cross in the United Kingdom. It borders Walthamstow and Leytonstone in Waltham Forest, Stratford within the London Borough of Newham and Homerton and Lower Clapton within the London Borough of Hackney. The district consists of a part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, which hosted the 2012 Olympic Games, in addition to Leyton Orient Football Club, although it is predominantly residential. It is composed especially of terraced houses constructed between 1870 and 1910, interspersed with some present day housing estates.

Leyton is inside the Lower Lea Valley, the river forming its western boundary. The location rises from low-mendacity marshland alongside the river Lea to over ninety feet at Whipps Cross on the southern edge of Epping Forest. Leyton is partially bisected with the aid of the A12, with maximum of the district lying at the north-west side of this busy site visitors artery through east London. The High Road Leyton bridge crossing the A12 offers some of the high-quality views in London of the Olympic Park, which additionally borders the district, in addition to of skyscrapers in addition west. It borders Walthamstow alongside Lea Bridge Road and regions of the London Borough of Hackney thru the River Lea.