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Forest Gate is a district in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England. It is located 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Charing Cross. The area's name relates to its position adjacent to Wanstead Flats, the southernmost part of Epping Forest.
Jun 26, 2014 · Forest Gate takes its name from a gate across the road to the forest (now Woodgrange/Woodford roads), near the Eagle and Child public house. The gate was erected in former times to prevent cattle straying on to the high road.
Dec 30, 2015 · And so yet another railway came to service the area, this time in the 1890's, and actually featured Forest Gate in its title. This was called the Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway (the core of what is now better known as the Gospel Oak to Barking - Goblin, or Chimney Pot - Line).
Dec 30, 2015 · And so yet another railway came to service the area, this time in the 1890's, and actually featured Forest Gate in its title. This was called the Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway (the core of what is now better known as the Gospel Oak to Barking - Goblin, or Chimney Pot - Line).
Forest Gate’s name derives from the gate that once led to the southernmost point of Epping Forest, built in the 17th century to prevent cattle straying from the woodland. The gate no longer stands, but the proximity to such a vast green space spanning almost 6,000 acres is still one of the things that makes the area so appealing.
The first known record of the name ‘Forest Gate’ comes from the West Ham parish registers of the late 17th century and describes a gate placed across the modern Woodford Road to prevent cattle straying from the open Wanstead Flats area of Epping Forest onto the main Roman road (Romford road) linking Camulodunum to Londinium. The gate was ...
There’s no tube, but it’s currently well connected to central London via the rail, and when Crossrail is completed it’ll be even more commuter-friendly. Despite its name, it’s not quite at the entrance to Epping Forest, although there is plenty of lush greenery to the north at Wanstead Flats.
