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Leyton is a vibrant and multicultural area in East London with an interesting history. Its name means "Town on the River Ley" - since 1570 the Ley has been known as the Lee or Lea - although the name of Leyton has been around since the 9th Century. In 1722 Daniel DeFoe describes Leyton as an expanding area, with new houses mainly for the richest citizens, in Tour Through the Eastern Counties of England.

In 1886 a pavilion was built at Leyton Cricket Ground becoming the headquarters of Essex Cricket Club until 1933. The pavilion still stands and the grounds have more recently been used for council firework displays.

During World War II, Leyton suffered as a target because of its close proximity to Temple Mills Yard. ?
After the war, work on the Central line extension from Liverpool Street to Leyton was resumed. Part built stations and tunnels had been abandoned during the war, or turned into shelters or munitions factories. On 5th May 1947, it was finally opened and Leyton became linked to central London via the Underground. The Leyton Signal Box, originally built in 1899, was fitted with a lever to switch between automatic operation for the tube by day and manual operation for British Rail stock by night. Sadly the signal box was demolished during the building of the M11 Link Road in the late 1990s.

In 1965, Leyton was moved from the administration of Essex, into the London Borough of Waltham Forest. A plaque in Coronation Gardens now commemorates this fact.
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