Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Leyton

Leyton.-- town and par. with ry. sta., Essex, 1 mile N. of Stratford, and 5¼ miles NE. of Liverpool Street sta., London - par. (Low Leyton), 2370 ac., pop. 23,016; town (comprising Low Leyton par. and part of Wanstead par.), 2577 ac., pop. 27,068; P.O., T. O.; is an ancient place, and has yielded many relics of the Roman occupation. Many fine suburban residences are here. Leyton is a local government dist.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "town and parish with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Leyton AP/CP       Essex AncC
Place: Leyton

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