Forest Gate

Forest Gate
Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate
Forest Gate is located in Greater London
Forest Gate
Forest Gate
Location within Greater London
Population33,619 (2011 Census. Forest Gate North and South Wards)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ405855
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtE7
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
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UK Parliament
London Assembly
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51°33′03″N 0°01′39″E / 51.550832°N 0.02737°E / 51.550832; 0.02737
Wanstead Flats at Forest Gate

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. The town was historically part of the parish (and later borough) of West Ham in the hundred of Becontree in Essex. Since 1965, Forest Gate has been part of the London Borough of Newham, a local government district of Greater London. The town forms the majority of the London E7 postcode district.

Neighbouring areas include Leytonstone to the north, East Ham to the east, Plaistow to the south and Stratford to the west.

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