98-582: East Ham is a district of the London Borough of Newham , England, 8 miles (12.8 km) east of Charing Cross . Within the boundaries of the historic county of Essex , East Ham is identified in the London Plan as a Major Centre. The population is 76,186. The first known written use of the term, as 'Hamme', is in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 958, in which King Edgar granted the Manor of Ham , which
196-590: A Pals battalion of local men. The unit became the 32nd (East Ham) battalion of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) . The battalion was assigned to the 124th Brigade , part of the 41st Division and served on the Western and Italian fronts. A full strength infantry battalion of the timed totalled around 1,036 men, and the East Ham Pals are recorded as losing 444 by the time the battalion
294-637: A First World War soldier, and its regimental chapel is at St Sepulchre-without-Newgate . The 45th and 46th Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers were part of the North Russia Relief Force, which landed in early 1919 to support the withdrawal of international forces assisting " White " (anti-Bolshevik) Russian forces during the Russian Civil War . The understrength 45th Battalion was composed mainly of former members of
392-507: A car or van, 7.6%; bus, minibus or coach, 7.6%; train, 7.2%; on foot, 4.1%; work mainly at or from home, 1.4%; bicycle, 1.0%. Over 30 London Buses bus routes serve the London Borough of Newham, with main interchanges at Stratford , Stratford City and Beckton bus stations, with large bus interchanges also available at East Ham and Upton Park . Newham is twinned with: The borough adopted West Ham's coat of arms, but with
490-489: A child during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Flanders Fields is currently the home ground of Flanders FC and other is used by Bonny Downs Community Association (BDCA) and other community groups. Much of the area is part of the E6 postal district, though post codes are not intended to define districts. East Ham is a multicultural area, with many Caribbean, South Asian, African and eastern European residents. As of 2010, East Ham has
588-494: A landmark clock tower. Built between 1901 and 1903, Passmore Edwards opened the Town Hall on 5 February 1903. Most council departments moved to Newham Dockside (Building 1000, Dockside Road E16) in 2010. East Ham is also the name of a parliamentary House of Commons constituency East Ham , which covers East Ham and neighbouring areas. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Stephen Timms . Boleyn Castle on Green Street
686-743: A motto adapted from that of East Ham . The arms include the following elements: The borough's motto, "Progress with the People" is an English translation of East Ham's Latin "Progressio cum Populo" . The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Newham. 51°31′N 0°02′E / 51.517°N 0.033°E / 51.517; 0.033 Royal Fusiliers Up to 3 Militia and Special Reserve battalions Up to 4 Territorial and Volunteer battalions The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
784-634: A partnership with the United States Olympic Committee which resulted in the United States Olympic Team using University of East London campuses as training bases during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Newham has ten libraries (Beckton, Canning Town, Custom House, East Ham, Green Street, Manor Park, North Woolwich, Plaistow, Stratford and Forest Gate). There are a number of local markets in
882-635: A result of popular pressure, East Ham sought and obtained county borough status on 1 April 1915. In 1965, under the London Government Act 1963 , it was abolished and merged with the County Borough of West Ham to form the London Borough of Newham . The principal offices of Newham Council were at the junction of Barking Road and High Street South in the former East Ham Town Hall , a Grade II listed Edwardian structure designed by A. H. Campbell, H. Cheers and J. Smith, which included
980-663: Is Manor Park and Little Ilford , to the east over the North Circular Road is Barking , to the west is Upton Park and to the south over the A13 is Beckton . Prior to West Ham United 's relocation to the London Stadium in 2016, they were based at the Boleyn Ground , just inside East Ham's Green Street border with West Ham . East Ham United merged into Barking & East Ham United in 2001, with
1078-532: Is an East Ham charity founded in 1998. BDCA runs two community hubs in East Ham – The Well Community Centre and Flanders Playing Field, where Bobby Moore was discovered by West Ham United Scouts. BDCA provides a range of activities for older people, youth, children and families. The Newham Recorder is a local printed and online newspaper. There are some local area blogs, run by enthusiastic residents, including EastBlam (a local events blog and review site) which
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#17327731212551176-542: Is one of the biggest primary schools in London. The University of East London has two campuses in Newham: Birkbeck Stratford is a collaboration between Birkbeck, University of London and UEL to increase participation in adult learning. This is based on the UEL/Birkbeck shared campus, USS (University Square Stratford), in the centre of Stratford. The University of East London had formed
1274-524: Is to promote the local area and create 'a sense of togetherness'. The group meets regularly and publishes a biannual newsletter, as well as being involved in local events and working with the council to encourage improvements to the area. In 2016 they also set up a quarterly craft and food market, funded by the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund, to showcase local talent and diversity. Bonny Downs Community Association (BDCA)
1372-519: Is typical of Tamil temples in South Asia . Due to a very large Muslim community, East Ham also has many mosques. Some of the mosques include Islamic Dawah Centre, Masjid Tauheed,Jamia Mosque,Masjid Bilal & Madina Masjid. Transport connections are provided at East Ham Underground station . East Ham station is served by the District and Hammersmith & City lines. To the north of East Ham
1470-553: The 111th Brigade , 37th Division . The 11th, 12th, 13th and 17th (Service) Battalions landed in France; all four battalions saw action on the Western Front: the 11th Battalion being part of the 54th Brigade, 18th (Eastern) Division, the 12th with the 73rd Brigade , later the 17th Brigade , 24th Division , the 13th with the 111th Brigade, 37th Division and the 17th with the 99th Brigade , 33rd Division , later transferring to
1568-513: The 2001 UK Census identified Newham as the most ethnically diverse district in England and Wales, with 9 wards in the top 15. However, when using the 16 ethnic categories in the Census so that White Irish and White Other ethnic minorities are also included in the analysis, Newham becomes the second-most ethnically diverse borough with six out of the top 15 wards, behind Brent with 7 out of
1666-637: The 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade . A 19-year-old Michael Caine served with the battalion during the conflict; on several occasions his unit had to defend itself from Chinese human wave attacks . On 23 April 1968, the regiment was merged with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (5th Foot), the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers (6th Foot) and the Lancashire Fusiliers (20th Foot) to form
1764-921: The 28th Division in January 1915; major engagements involving the battalion included the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915 and the Battle of Loos in September 1915. The battalion moved to Egypt in October 1915 and then to Salonika in July 1918, before returning to the Western Front. The 4th Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of the 9th Brigade in the 3rd Division in August 1914 for service on
1862-417: The 5th and 6th Brigades of the 2nd Division . The 18th–21st (Service) Battalions (1st–4th Public Schools) of the regiment were recruited from public schools ; all four battalions saw action on the Western Front, all originally serving with the 98th Brigade in the 33rd Division , the 18th and 20th Battalions transferring to the 19th Brigade in the same division. The 22nd (Service) Battalion, which
1960-685: The 86th Brigade in the 29th Division in April 1915; after being evacuated in December 1915, it moved to Egypt in March 1916 and then landed in Marseille in March 1916 for service on the Western Front; major engagements involving the battalion included the Battle of the Somme in autumn 1916 and the Battle of Arras in spring 1917. The 3rd Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of the 85th Brigade in
2058-788: The Australian Imperial Force – many of them veterans of the Western Front – who had volunteered for service in Russia. The 3rd and 4th Battalions were disbanded at Aldershot on 15 July 1922. The London Regiment having fallen into abeyance, the 1st–4th Londons reverted to their Royal Fusiluers affiliation. When the London Regiment was formally abolished they became the 8th (1st City of London), 9th (2nd City of London) and 10th (3rd City of London) Battalions (the 4th Londons had already been converted into 60th (City of London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery ). In
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#17327731212552156-644: The Battle of Alma in September 1854, the Battle of Inkerman in November 1854 and the Siege of Sebastopol in winter 1854. It returned to Britain from the Crimea on 27 June 1856, embarked for India on 21 July 1857, and took part in the Ambela Campaign in 1863. In 1865 it was at Ferozepore . It returned to Britain from India on the 27 December 1870. It embarked for Gibraltar in 1885, and in 1886 and 1887
2254-644: The Battle of Copenhagen in August 1807 during the Gunboat War . It was then sent to the West Indies and took part in the capture of Martinique in 1809. It embarked for Portugal later that year for service in the Peninsular War and fought at the Battle of Talavera in July 1809, the Battle of Bussaco in September 1810. and the Battle of Albuera in May 1811. The regiment then took part in
2352-670: The Battle of Steenkerque in August 1692 and the Battle of Landen in July 1693 and the Siege of Namur in summer 1695 before returning home. The regiment took part in an expedition which captured the town of Rota in Spain in spring 1702 and then saw action at the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702 during the War of the Spanish Succession . The regiment served as Marines aboard Royal Navy ships in 1703 (and again in 1718–18, April 1742 (details only), and 1756–57). In 1747
2450-903: The City of London , north of the River Thames (the Woolwich Ferry and Woolwich foot tunnel providing the only crossings to the south), bounded by the River Lea to its west and the North Circular Road to its east. Newham was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium , and also contains the London City Airport . Major districts include East Ham , West Ham , Stratford , Plaistow , Forest Gate , Beckton and Canning Town . The borough
2548-585: The Fenian raids and then embarked for India on 1 October 1873, and saw action at the Battle of Kandahar in September 1880 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War . It was subsequently stationed at various locations in India, including Cannanore , Madras , Wellington , before returning to Britain from India on 29 March 1889, when it was posted to Dover . In 1892 it moved to Woolwich . In 1894 it
2646-680: The Fusilier Brigade – the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers , the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers and the Lancashire Fusiliers – to form a new large regiment , the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers . The Royal Fusiliers War Memorial , a monument dedicated to the almost 22,000 Royal Fusiliers who died during the First World War, stands on Holborn in the City of London . It was formed as a fusilier regiment in 1685 by George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth , from two companies of
2744-601: The Greek Civil War . The 8th and 9th Battalions , the two Territorial Army (TA) units, were part of the 1st London Infantry Brigade , attached to 1st London Infantry Division . These later became the 167th (London) Infantry Brigade and 56th (London) Infantry Division . Both battalions saw service in the final stages of the Tunisian campaign, where each suffered over 100 casualties in their first battle. In September 1943, both battalions were heavily involved in
2842-738: The Imperial fortress of Malta on 1 December 1898, then moved to Crete , the Imperial fortress of Gibraltar in 1900, and Egypt and Sudan in 1901. It was subsequently posted to the Bermuda Garrison , with 16 officers, 1 warrant officer, and 937 NCOs and men arriving at the Imperial fortress of Bermuda under Lieutenant-Colonel R. B. Gaisford, CMG, from Egypt aboard the SS ; Dunera , and Majors CJ Stanton, FMF Scoones, Lieutenant F. Moore, and Second-Lieutenant GE Hawes arriving aboard
2940-548: The Italian Campaign . The 2nd Battalion was attached to the 12th Infantry Brigade , 4th Infantry Division and was sent to France in 1939 after the outbreak of war to join the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). In May 1940, it fought in the Battle of France and was forced to retreat to Dunkirk , where it was then evacuated from France . With the brigade and division, the battalion spent
3038-472: The London Assembly , the borough forms part of the City and East constituency. Newham has, after Barnet and Croydon, the third highest population of the London boroughs, with a population numbering 382,984 as of 2021. Despite growing since the 1980s, it is still drastically lower than its pre-war peak. In the period between 1951 and 1981, Newham's population shrunk by 28.87% owing to factors such as
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3136-682: The Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo in January 1812, the Siege of Badajoz in spring 1812 and the Battle of Salamanca in July 1812 as well as the Battle of Vitoria in June 1813. It then pursued the French Army into France and fought at the Battle of the Pyrenees in July 1813, the Battle of Orthez in February 1814 and the Battle of Toulouse in April 1814. It returned to England later that year before embarking for Canada and seeing action at
3234-608: The Tower of London guard, and was originally called the Ordnance Regiment , later the Royal Regiment of Fuziliers (a variety of spellings of the word "fusilier" persisted until the 1780s, when the modern spelling was formalised ). Most regiments were equipped with matchlock muskets at the time, but the Ordnance Regiment were armed with flintlock fusils . This was because their task was to be an escort for
3332-477: The artillery , for which matchlocks would have carried the risk of igniting the open-topped barrels of gunpowder . The regiment was also known by the names of its colonels until 1751. The regiment went to Holland in February 1689 for service in the Nine Years' War and fought at the Battle of Walcourt in August 1689 before returning home in 1690. It embarked for Flanders later that year and fought at
3430-479: The hundred of Becontree , part of the historic county of Essex . East Ham Local Government District was created in 1878, when the ancient parish of East Ham adopted the Local Government Act 1858 and formed a local board of nine members to govern the area. In 1886 the local government district was extended to include the civil parish of Little Ilford (also known as Manor Park ), and the board
3528-770: The landings at Salerno , as part of the Allied invasion of Italy , later crossing the Volturno Line , before, in December, being held up at the Winter Line . Both battalions then fought in the Battle of Monte Cassino and were sent to the Anzio beachhead in February 1944. The duplicate TA battalions, the 11th and 12th, were both assigned to 4th London Infantry Brigade , part of 2nd London Infantry Division , later 140th (London) Infantry Brigade and 47th (London) Infantry Division respectively. Both battalions remained in
3626-515: The 24th Battalion joining the 5th Brigade in the same division. The 25th (Frontiersmen) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers , formed in February 1915, served in East Africa. The 26th (Service) Battalion was recruited from the banking community; it saw action on the Western Front as part of the 124th Brigade of the 41st Division . The 32nd (Service) Battalion, which was recruited from the citizens of East Ham , also landed in France and saw action on
3724-538: The 28 stations in Newham, only 4 stations lack step free access - thanks to the recent age of many of the stations in the borough. As a result of all the recent developments, the borough contains one of only two airports located within the Greater London boundary and currently the only railway station outside of central London that is served by high speed rail. In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: underground, metro, light rail, tram, 23.0% of all residents aged 16–74; driving
3822-446: The 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers . The Fusilier Museum is located in the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Headquarters at HM Tower of London . It also represents World War One soldiers of six London Regiment battalions ( 1st , 2nd , 3rd , 4th , 29th and 30th ) which had been attached to the Royal Fusiliers prior to 1908. The regiment's battle honours included: Colonels-in-Chief have included: The colonels of
3920-478: The 3rd and 4th highest figures in all of Greater London, only behind Southall Broadway and Southall Green. The figure for East Ham Central was 81.9%. The Wall End ward (eastern parts of East Ham) had a crime rate of 46.6% in 2014-15, far below the average for both Newham and Greater London. There are numerous places of worship for many different religions, ranging from St. Michael's Church to Kensington Avenue Temple. The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene dates to
4018-410: The 54th later formed the bulk of 15th Scottish Reconnaissance Regiment , while the 46th servied with its parent division for the rest of the war. 14th (Overseas Defence) and 22nd Battalions became 107th Light Anti-Aircraft and 94th Anti-Tank Regiments respectively of the Royal Artillery . In August 1952, the regiment, now reduced to a single Regular battalion, served in the Korean War as part of
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4116-444: The Borough, including Queens Market, which the council was controversially seeking to redevelop. The proposal was successfully opposed by Friends of Queens Market . 80 hectares within the borough are designated as part of the Metropolitan Green Belt . The local newspaper is the Newham Recorder . See List of districts in the London Borough of Newham for the full list, including neighbourhoods or localities which form part of
4214-434: The Royal Fusiliers itself now consisting of: Regulars Special Reserve The 1st Battalion landed at Saint-Nazaire as part of the 17th Brigade in the 6th Division in September 1914 for service on the Western Front ; major engagements involving the battalion included the Battle of the Somme in autumn 1916 and the Battle of Passchendaele in autumn 1917. The 2nd Battalion landed at Gallipoli as part of
4312-404: The SS Dominion, in the week ending Saturday, 5 December 1903. the battalion replaced the Royal Warwickshire Regiment at Boaz Island , and departed Bermuda again for Cape Town, South Africa, aboard the HMT Soudan on the 18 December 1905 (minus Private David FW Dobson, absent without leave). The battalion was in South Africa and Mauritius until the First World War. A 4th regular battalion
4410-442: The UK , after the neighbouring London Borough of Tower Hamlets , at 32%. A 2017 report from Trust for London and the New Policy Institute found that 36% of local employees in Newham are in low paid work; the highest percentage of any London borough. Newham also has a 37% poverty rate, which is the second-highest rate in London. Newham is very ethnically diverse. When using Simpson's Diversity Index on 10 aggregated ethnic groups,
4508-465: The UK. In 2018, Newham had the lowest life expectancy and the highest rate of heart disease of all London boroughs together with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets . In 2019, the BBC reported that Newham had the highest rate of tuberculosis in the UK at 107 per 100 000 population, which was higher than Rwanda (69) and Iraq (45) according to WHO figures from 2013. More than 80% of TB cases in London occur in people born abroad. The UK average
4606-421: The United Kingdom on home defence duties. In 1943, the 12th Battalion was transferred to the 80th Infantry (Reserve) Division and later to the 47th Infantry (Reserve) Division. The regiment raised many other battalions during the war, although none of them saw active service overseas in their original roles, instead some were converted. The 20th Battalion, for example, formed soon after the Dunkirk evacuation ,
4704-439: The Western Front as part of the 36th Brigade of the 12th (Eastern) Division . The 10th (Service) Battalion , better known as the Stockbrokers' Battalion, was formed in August 1914 when 1,600 members of the London Stock Exchange and others from the area joined up: 742 were killed or missing in action on the Western Front. The battalion was originally part of the 54th Brigade of the 18th (Eastern) Division , transferring to
4802-402: The Western Front as part of the 124th Brigade of the 41st Division. The 38th through 42nd Battalions of the regiment served as the Jewish Legion in Palestine; many of its surviving members went on to be part of the founding of the State of Israel in 1948. The Royal Fusiliers War Memorial , stands on High Holborn , near Chancery Lane Underground station , surmounted by the lifesize statue of
4900-569: The Western Front; major engagements involving the battalion included the Battle of Mons and the Battle of Le Cateau in August 1914, the First Battle of the Marne and the First Battle of the Aisne in September 1914 and the Battle of La Bassée , the Battle of Messines and the First Battle of Ypres in October 1914. Members of the Battalion won the first two Victoria Crosses of the war near Mons in August 1914 (Lieutenant Maurice Dease and Private Sidney Godley ). The 8th and 9th (Service) Battalions landed in France; they both saw action on
4998-421: The area increased due to the construction of Bow Bridge , the only bridge over the Lea , and the creation of Stratford Langthorne Abbey . The local authority is Newham Council, which meets at Newham Town Hall in East Ham and has its main offices at 1000 Dockside Road, overlooking the Royal Albert Dock . Since 2002 the council has been led by a directly elected Mayor of Newham . Since 2000, for elections to
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#17327731212555096-591: The areas listed below. The borough is covered by the following ecclesiastical parishes of the Church of England : Since the 1980s, public transport in Newham has undergone many upgrades and improvements are still continuing to this day. The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) first opened in 1987, and was extended from Tower Hamlets through to Beckton in 1994. The network has undergone many extensions since, including to serve London City Airport , as well as Stratford International station in 2011 after its High Speed 1 link opened in late 2009. The Jubilee Line Extension
5194-638: The baggage wagons. A 19-man detachment from the regiment fought through North Carolina participating in the Battle of Guilford Court House in March 1781 and ultimately the Siege of Yorktown, where it served with the regiment's Light Infantry Company. There was another detachment, composed largely of men recovered from the hospital and recruits, which remained in the South under the command of Lt Col. Alured Clarke : these men remained in garrison in Charleston, until they were transferred to Savannah, Georgia in December 1781. The regiment returned to England in 1783. The regiment embarked for Holland and saw action at
5292-433: The capture of Fort Bowyer in February 1815 during the War of 1812 . A 2nd Battalion was formed in 1804 and also took part in the Peninsular Campaign from 1809 to 1811. Both battalions took part in the 1811 Battle of Albuera. The 2nd Battalion was disbanded after the war. The single-battalion Regiment embarked for Scutari for service in the Crimean War on 5 April 1854 (with the Depot at Winchester), and saw action at
5390-509: The city. Three companies were sent to Ninety-Six to assist with the training of Loyalist militia companies. An 80-man detachment also sent to Camden, South Carolina to help build that town's defences. The detachments were recalled to Charleston for refitting in late August 1780. They were then mounted and sent to join Charles Cornwallis 's Army as it advanced towards Charlotte, North Carolina in early September 1780. The 7th, mounted on horses, along with two regiments of Loyalist militia, cleared
5488-471: The command of Captain Humphrey Owens assisted with the Battle of Quebec in December 1775. The men taken prisoner during the defence of Canada were exchanged in British held New York City in December 1776. Here, the regiment was rebuilt and garrisoned New York and New Jersey. In October 1777, the 7th participated in the successful assaults on Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery and the destruction of enemy stores at Continental Village. In late November, 1777
5586-420: The communication and supply lines between Camden and Winnsboro, South Carolina . On 7 January 7, 1781, a contingent of 171 men from the Royal Fusiliers was detached from Cornwallis's Army and fought under the command of Tarleton at the Battle of Cowpens in January 1781. The Royal Fusiliers were on the left of the line of battle: Tarleton was defeated and the regiment's colours were once again captured, stored in
5684-443: The county of Essex , whilst Woolwich had been part of Kent prior to becoming part of the County of London in 1889. Newham was devised for the borough as an entirely new name. The area of the modern borough was at one time occupied by a manor (an estate or landholding with certain legal responsibilities) called 'Ham'. The name comes from Old English 'hamm' and means 'a dry area of land between rivers or marshland', referring to
5782-478: The district providing education in a mix of Foundation , community and voluntary aided schools. The borough also owns and operates Debden House , a residential adult education college in Loughton , Essex , and is home to the Rosetta Art Centre , a dedicated visual art organisation which delivers courses at its base in Stratford and produces participatory art projects, programmes and initiatives. The Essex Primary School in Sheridan Road with over 900 pupils
5880-475: The division of the territory occurred between 958 and 1037. The Domesday Book shows landholdings divided further, and by the end of the 12th century these manors were being served, singly or in groups of manors, by the familiar ancient parishes of West Ham , East Ham and Little Ilford (now also known as Manor Park), with some areas by the Roding a part of Barking , and the area now known as North Woolwich attached to Woolwich. The earliest recorded use of
5978-440: The first half of the 12th century and is claimed to be the oldest parish church still in use in Greater London. It contains a memorial to an Edmond Nevill, who laid claim to the attainted title of Earl of Westmoreland in the 17th century. There are two Hindu temples in the area; one dedicated to Mahalakshmi and the other to Murugan . The latter temple was recently rebuilt with a larger prayer hall and traditional temple tower as
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#17327731212556076-409: The former boundary between the two. North Woolwich also became part of the borough (previously part of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich , the majority of which lay south of the River Thames ), as did a small area around Gallions Reach west of the River Roding which had previously been part of the Municipal Borough of Barking . East Ham, West Ham and Barking had all historically been part of
6174-410: The fourth-highest level of unemployment in the UK, with 16.5% of all residents registered unemployed. Around 7 in 10 children living in East Ham are from low income families, making it one of the worst areas in the country for child poverty . In the 2011 UK Census, 90.8% of East Ham North ward was of BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) background, and 89.9% of Green Street East was BAME. These are
6272-421: The largest single group in the borough at 15.9%. "White British" are the second largest group at 14.8%, with "White Other" third largest at 14.6%, "African" fourth largest at 11.6%, "Indian" next largest at 11% and then "Pakistani" at 8.9%. Newham has had a large Asian community for many decades; more than half of Newham's Upton and Kensington wards were of ethnic minority origin in 1981. The nationality to increase
6370-404: The local area and community networks. This also highlights the Greenway, London as an important Newham asset linking the East and West of the borough, and encourages cycling in the borough. The Greatfield Residents Association is a local residents association based in East Ham South (This area used to be an electoral ward known as 'Greatfields', which is where the name is from). Their objective
6468-428: The location of the settlement within boundaries formed by the rivers Lea , Thames and Roding and their marshes. The first known written use of the term, as 'Hamme', is in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 958, in which King Edgar granted the area to Ealdorman Athelstan. The territory was undivided at that time. A subsequent charter of 1037 describes a transfer of land which has been identified with East Ham, indicating that
6566-410: The merged club dissolved in 2006. Newham Council run a number of subsidised or free support programs for locals such as the ParkLives scheme. Run by Coca-Cola in association with Active Newham, free activities are hosted in Newham's parks, including yoga, tennis, rounders and other social sports. East Ham has its own Women's Institute group, formed in 2016. The group meets every second Tuesday of
6664-432: The month. A modern WI, they host activities and talks as well as running a pop up cafe at local events such as; The Newham Show and local art exhibitions. Bike from Boleyn was set up by the Boleyn community in 2016. They host a bi-annual bike ride from Upton Park to West Ham 's new stadium in the Olympic Park to promote and preserve the historic, community and economic links between Boleyn and West Ham United as well as
6762-431: The most in number since 1991 is the Bangladeshi community. Newham has the largest total population of Asian origin in London; it is notably a borough with high populations of all three largest British Asian nationalities, having the 5th highest Indian population in London and the 2nd highest each for both Pakistani and Bangladeshi. Newham has 1,340 residents who were born in Ukraine, the highest population of Ukrainians in
6860-419: The name West Ham, Westhamma , comes in 1186, and East Ham, Estham , is recorded in 1204. The boundary between West and East Ham was drawn from the now lost Hamfrith Waste and Hamfrith Wood in the north (then the southernmost parts of Epping Forest which extended as far south as the Romford Road at that time), along Green Street down to the small, also lost, natural harbour known as Ham Creek. Ham Creek
6958-413: The next two years in the United Kingdom, before being sent overseas to fight in the Tunisia Campaign , part of the final stages of the North African Campaign . Alongside the 1st, 8th and 9th battalions, the 2nd Battalion also saw active service in the Italian Campaign from March 1944, in particular during the Battle of Monte Cassino , fighting later on the Gothic Line before being airlifted to fight in
7056-689: The otherwise bustling and urbanised area of East Ham. The graveyard of the Norman St Mary's church, is maintained as a nature reserve, the largest of its kind in Greater London. Central Park (Central Park Road) and Plashet Park (Plashet Grove) are the two largest parks in East Ham, and both combine open space with playgrounds and cafés. There are also smaller play areas and parks, including Priory Park (Grangewood Street) and Flanders Field, where England football captain Bobby Moore played as
7154-487: The period of rearmament before the outbreak of World War II , the 8th and 9th Battalions each formed a duplicate battalion (11th and 12th respectively) while 10th Battalion was converted into 69th (3rd City of London) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery . For most of the Second World War , the 1st Battalion was part of the 17th Indian Infantry Brigade , 8th Indian Infantry Division . It served with them in
7252-611: The regiment became The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) on 1 July 1881. The regiment was now organised into the following: Regulars Militia Volunteer Infantry The regiment's 2nd regular battalion took part in the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902. The battalion, which had previously been stationed the Curragh in Ireland , embarked for South Africa on the 22 October 1899, and served there throughout
7350-514: The regiment reinforced the garrison of Philadelphia . During the British evacuation back to New York City, the regiment participated in a diversionary raid in the days leading up to the Battle of Monmouth in June 1778. The 7th participated in Tryon's raid in July 1779. In April 1780, the Royal Fusiliers took part in the capture of Charleston . Once Charleston fell, the regiment helped garrison
7448-613: The regiment was known as the Royal English Fuziliers and was given the precedence of 7th in the Infantry of the Line . On 1 July 1751 it was redesignated as the 7th Regiment of Foot (Royal Fusiliers) . When county titles were added in August 1782 the subtitle '(Derbyshire)' was added, but this was never used and was later given to a different regiment. The Royal Fusiliers were sent to Canada in April 1773. The regiment
7546-467: The region north of Georgetown, South Carolina of partisans while en route. The Royal Fusiliers turned the horses over to Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton 's British Legion upon uniting with Cornwallis in late September and then served as the Army's rearguard. Between October 1780 and early January 1781, the regiment, having lost about one third of its officers and men to sickness and disease, protected
7644-468: The rivers Lea , Thames and Roding and their marshes. North Woolwich seems likely to have been removed from Ham in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest. The earliest recorded use of the name East Ham, as distinct from Ham or West Ham , is in 1204 as EstHam ; the terms East and West Ham applying to Ancient parishes in place by the end of the 12th century. East Ham was originally part of
7742-466: The same act. The name Newham reflects its creation and combines the compass points of the old borough names. Situated in the Inner London part of East London , Newham has a population of 387,576, which is the fourth highest of the London boroughs and also makes it the 26th most populous district in England. The local authority is Newham London Borough Council . It is 5 miles (8 km) east of
7840-482: The top 15 wards. Newham has the lowest percentage of both total White and White British residents of all of London's boroughs. The joint-lowest wards with White British population are Green Street East and Green Street West, each having 4.8% – the third-lowest behind Southall Broadway and Southall Green in Ealing . East Ham North follows closely, at 4.9%. As of the 2021 UK census, people of "Bangladeshi" ethnicity are
7938-459: The war bombings and the increasingly high unemployment. The redevelopment of the Docklands as well as development related to the 2012 Olympics have contributed to reversing its declining trend. Newham has the youngest overall population and one of the lowest White British populations in the country according to the 2011 UK Census . The borough has the second-highest percentage of Muslims in
8036-534: The war, which ended with the Peace of Vereeniging in June 1902. Four months later 350 officers and men of the 2nd battalion left Cape Town on the SS Salamis in late September 1902, arriving at Southampton in late October, when the battalion was posted to Aldershot . In 1901 the 1st Battalion moved from India to Mandalay , Burma . A 3rd regular battalion was formed on 6 April 1898 at Dover and embarked for
8134-598: Was 13. Religion in Newham as of 2021 The following table shows the religious identity of residents residing in Newham according to the 2001, 2011 and the 2021 censuses. A 2017 report by Trust for London and the New Policy Institute finds that the GCSE attainment gap between advantaged and disadvantaged pupils in Newham is the 4th best out of 32 London boroughs. The Borough is the education authority for
8232-594: Was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in continuous existence for 283 years. It was known as the 7th Regiment of Foot until the Childers Reforms of 1881. The regiment served in many wars and conflicts throughout its long existence, including the Second Boer War , the First World War and the Second World War . In 1968, the regiment was amalgamated with the other regiments of
8330-570: Was at Egypt. From 1888 'til 1901, it was posted to various locations in India, including Poona , Karachi (now in Pakistan ), Mhow , Nusseerabad , Bombay , Quetta , Bengal , Neemuch , and Nusserabad . The newly re-formed 2nd battalion, which had been at Preston , embarked for Gibraltar on 27 May 1858 (the Depot at this point was at Chatham , moving to Walmer ). It was deployed from Malta to Upper Canada in October 1866 and helped suppress
8428-484: Was broken up into detachments that served at Montreal , Quebec , Fort Chambly and Fort St Johns ( Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ). In the face of the American invasion of Canada in 1775/76, the 80 man garrison of Fort Chambly attempted to resist a 400-man Rebel force but ultimately had to surrender, losing its regimental colours as a result. The bulk of the regiment was captured when St John's fell. A 70-man detachment under
8526-529: Was built in the 16th century and survived until the 1950s. In 1859 East Ham railway station opened and, although in 1863 the area was still being described as a "scattered village" the availability of transport resulted in increasing urbanisation, especially from 1890 onwards. The electric services of the District Railway first served East Ham in 1908. In 1915, the Mayor and Borough of East Ham raised
8624-478: Was completed in 1999, including new or improved stations at Canning Town , West Ham and Stratford . The DLR network compensates for Newham's lack of tube stations, of which there are only 6, in comparison with other London boroughs. The Crossrail scheme - opening as the Elizabeth line in 2022 - also delivered improved rail connections to several stations as it heads through the borough on an east west axis. Of
8722-473: Was disbanded in March 1918. The disbandment occurred as the British Army was so short of manpower that it could no longer maintain as many units, the surviving members of the East Ham battalion were re-assigned to other units to bring them up to strength. Housing in East Ham consists principally of Victorian and Edwardian terraced town houses, often in tree-lined avenues. There are many green spaces in
8820-532: Was featured in the Evening Standard as a 'blog to watch'. London Borough of Newham Uma Kumaran (Labour) The London Borough of Newham ( / ˈ nj uː ə m / ) is a London borough created in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 . It covers an area previously administered by the Essex county boroughs of West Ham and East Ham , authorities that were both abolished by
8918-534: Was filled-in in the nineteenth century, but the small residual head of the creek still formed the boundary between the two areas into the late 20th century, when what remained was also filled in. The formation of the modern borough in 1965 saw the merger of West and East Ham , together with North Woolwich and Barking west of the River Roding . Little Ilford had become part of East Ham as part of earlier local government reorganisations. The prosperity of
9016-403: Was formed on 1 April 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 , as a borough of the newly formed Greater London . It broadly covered the areas of the county borough of East Ham and the county borough of West Ham that were abolished by the same act. These in turn were successors to the ancient civil and ecclesiastical parishes of East Ham and West Ham . Green Street and Boundary Road mark
9114-688: Was formed on 31 February 1900 at Dover, and received colours from the Prince of Wales (Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment) in July 1902. In 1903 it was at Woolwich. In 1908, the Volunteers and Militia were reorganised nationally, with the former becoming the Territorial Force and the latter the Special Reserve . The Royal Fusiliers' 1st to 4th Volunteer Battalions were transferred to the new all-territorial London Regiment , with
9212-404: Was increased to 12 in number. The Local Government Act 1894 reconstituted the area as East Ham Urban District , with an elected urban district council of 15 members replacing the board. In 1900, Little Ilford civil parish was abolished and its area absorbed into an enlarged East Ham civil parish. The East Ham Urban District of Essex was incorporated as a Municipal Borough on 10 August 1903. As
9310-531: Was posted to Guernsey , and in 1896 to Belfast , Ireland . In 1898 it moved to the Curragh , Ireland. The regiment was not fundamentally affected by the Cardwell Reforms of the 1870s, which gave it a depot at Hounslow Barracks from 1873, or by the Childers reforms of 1881 – as it already possessed two battalions, there was no need for it to amalgamate with another regiment. Under the reforms,
9408-514: Was recruited from the citizens of Kensington , also landed in France and saw action on the Western Front. The 23rd and 24th (Service) Battalion, better known as the Sportsmen's Battalions , also landed in France and saw action on the Western Front: they were among the Pals battalions and were both part of the 99th Brigade of the 33rd Division, later transferring to command of the 2nd Division, with
9506-550: Was sent to India in the summer of 1942 and later became part of the 52nd Infantry Brigade , acting in a training capacity to train British troops in jungle warfare for service in the Burma Campaign . The 21st and 23rd Battalions, also created in June/July 1940, were later converted into 54th and 46th Battalions , Reconnaissance Corps , assigned to the 54th (East Anglian) and 46th Infantry Divisions respectively;
9604-417: Was undivided at that time, to Ealdorman Athelstan. A subsequent charter on 1037 describes a transfer of land, which has been identified with East Ham, indicating that the first division of the territory occurred between 958 and 1037. The place name derives from Old English 'hamm' and means 'a dry area of land between rivers or marshland', referring to the location of the settlement within boundaries formed by
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