Wall End Explained

Wall End should not be confused with Wallend, Isle of Grain.

Country:England
Map Type:Greater London
Region:London
Static Image Name:Wallend, Looking across the River Roding at Barking-Geograph-4939249.jpg
Static Image Caption:The riverbank at Wallend, looking north across the Roding at Barking
Official Name:Wall End
Coordinates:51.5308°N 0.0669°W
Post Town:LONDON
Postcode Area:E
Postcode District:E6
London Borough:Newham
Dial Code:020

Wall End (sometimes spelt as Wallend) is a locality in East Ham in East London, located in the borough of Newham. It is a little-used name for the area lying to the north of Beckton between Barking and East Ham.[1] The name stems from an embankment wall that was formerly used to prevent flooding from the river Roding at the 'end' or 'outlying part' of East Ham.[2] [3] Much of the area consists of terraced housing dating from the building-boom of the late 19th century.[4] It is notable, as with the rest of East Ham, for having an especially high British Tamil population.

Notes and References

  1. Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetteer, p 521.
  2. Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetteer, p 521.
  3. Web site: Wall End, Newham. hidden-london.com. 22 October 2017.
  4. Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetteer, p 521.