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Wanstead
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Wanstead () is an area in East London, England, in the London Borough of Redbridge. It borders South Woodford to the north, Redbridge to the east and Manor Park to the south, with Leytonstone and Walthamstow to the west. It is located 8 miles northeast of Charing Cross.

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UK place.official_name
Wanstead
UK place.static_image_name
Wanstead fountain (18384688258).jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Wanstead drinking fountain, built to celebrate Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee
UK place.map_type
Greater London
UK place.region
London
UK place.country
England
UK place.london_borough
Redbridge
UK place.constituency_westminster
Leyton & Wanstead
UK place.post_town
LONDON
UK place.postcode_area
E
UK place.postcode_district
E11
UK place.dial_code
020
UK place.os_grid_reference
TQ405885
UK place.population
11,543
UK place.population_ref
(2011 Census. Ward)

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Population
11543
Image
Wanstead flats.jpg
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Commons category
Wanstead
postal code
E11
OS grid reference
TQ405885
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  • History
  • Toponymy
  • Astronomy
  • The George public house
  • Schools and education
  • Places of worship
  • Administrative history
  • Politics
  • Military activity
  • Underground stations
  • Sports
  • Notable residents
  • See also
  • References
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Wanstead () is an area in East London, England, in the London Borough of Redbridge. It borders South Woodford to the north, Redbridge to the east and Manor Park to the south, with Leytonstone and Walthamstow to the west. It is located 8 miles northeast of Charing Cross.

Historically an ancient parish in the Becontree hundred of Essex, it was granted urban district status in 1894, and formed part of the Municipal Borough of Wanstead and Woodford between 1937 and 1965, when it became part of the London Borough of Redbridge. Wanstead was a key part of the M11 link road protest from 1993 to 1995, which ended with the construction of the A12 that runs through the town.

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