Lea Bridge Road

Lea Bridge Road

Lea Bridge Road is a major through route in North East London, across the Lea Valley from Clapton to Whipps Cross in Leyton. Lea Bridge was once the name of a football stadium for Leyton Orient located along Lea Bridge Road. Lea Bridge Road is an excellent area for residence. The area is welcoming to all ethnic backgrounds and is a pleasant place to live and relax in. Shops are located in every direction, no more than a minute within walking distance; including 'The High Street' - Europe's longest open market.

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Lea Bridge was once the name of a football stadium for Leyton Orient located along Lea Bridge Road. The O's played here (often nicknamed The Bridge) between 1930 and 1937, however Orient also played at Wembley Stadium and Highbury due to the stadium being deemed as unsafe for spectators (a complaint over perimeter fencing which meant that pitch invasion frequently occurred). However, Orient had awful attendances at these two 'home' grounds (once for a Football League game receiving only 2,500 spectators) due to the distance Orient played from their fanbase in the East End. The highest attendance reached was against rivals West Ham United with 46,289. The ground has since been redeveloped upon.

Transport

With the noticeable and ongoing improvements in the area, particularly with the 2012 Olympics upcoming, it is set to be an even more popular location in all respects. There are a number of bus routes that journey along this road and can take anyone from Walthamstow, to London Bridge station on the 48, to Oxford Street on the 55 and Spitalfields on the 56. And back, of course.It is also well placed between various underground (Walthamstow Central, Leyton station) and overground (Leyton Midland Road) stations making it impossible not to feel isolated.

Other attractions

Set back, behind some large stores is an 18-hole par 3 golf course. A good sized pitch and putt. It may be too flat for some golfers' tastes, but is a good place to practice your chipping.Along this road are a number of places of interest. The River Lea (Lee) passes under part of it, there is the Lee Valley Ice Centre (where the Lee Valley Lions play) on this road, next to the Lee Valley Riding Centre.


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