Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Wanstead

Wanstead, town and par., Essex - par. (partly in town of Leyton), 2002 ac. (51 water), pop. 9414; town, 1½ mile NW. of Ilford and 7 miles NE. of London, 1072 ac., pop. 5362. Wanstead is a local government dist., and contains many fine residences.


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

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

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