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Leytonstone
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Leytonstone is a place in East London, England in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.
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The main thoroughfare in Leytonstone, Leytonstone High Road, which runs the length of Leytonstone to Stratford is an ancient pathway dating to pre-Roman times. Roman archaeological features have been found in the area.
The name Leytonstone - in early documents Leyton-Atte-Stone - may derive from the large stone standing at the junction of Hollybush Hill and New Wanstead; in the 18th-century an obelisk was mounted on top of it, and it has been claimed that it is the remains of a Roman milestone.
Two of the obelisk's inscriptions are still just legible: others are not.
- "To Epping XI Miles through Woodford, Loughton"
- "To Ongar XV Miles through Woodford Bridge, Chigwell, Abridge"
It has been claimed that High Road Leytonstone is a prehistoric pathway dating from before the Romans built a road along the same route to London. However Roman roads have since been found during excavations.
The earliest known cartographic reference to Leytonstone is dated from 1545. It was part of Essex until 1965.
In 1990, Leytonstone was a major part of the protests against the M11 link road. The final part of the protest was staged at Claremont Road, Leytonstone and was ended by the forced eviction of protestors in 1994.
Epping Forest boundaries reach Leytonstone in wooded areas called Hollow Ponds and Wanstead Flats.
Dagenham & Redbridge football club is an amalgamation of several amateur football clubs, including Leytonstone F.C., who played along Leytonstone High Road. The Wanderers F.C. also originated from Leytonstone but played in several other venues round London.
Alfred Hitchcock was born and raised in the area; the entrance to Leytonstone tube station has a number of murals depicting scenes from his films. There is a pub and hotel named after him in Whipps Cross Road. The rock band Boy Kill Boy come from Leytonstone.
Other notable people who were born or lived in Leytonstone include:
- Damon Albarn
- David Beckham
- Cornelius Cardew
- Fanny Craddock
- John Drinkwater
- Ken Farnes
- Joanne Fenn
- Graham Gooch
- Steve Harris
- Patrick Haseldine
- Sydney Horler
- Derek Jacobi
- Colin Kazim-Richards
- Natasha Little
- Morell Mackenzie
- Tony Robinson
- Jonathan Ross and brother Paul Ross
- Talvin Singh
- Meera Syal
- Sean MacStiofain
One infamous person who reputedly passed through Leytonstone, staying at the Green Man pub (now O'Neill's), was Essex-born highwayman Dick Turpin. Turpin allegedly passed through Leytonstone to Epping Forest en route to Norwich, and eventually to his appointment with the hangman in 1739.
- Leytonstone tube station
- Leyton tube station - for access to Temple Mills