Cambridge Heath
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| Cambridge Heath | |
  Cambridge Heath shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| London borough | Tower Hamlets |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | E2 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Bethnal Green and Bow |
| London Assembly | City and East |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Cambridge Heath is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The earliest recorded use of the name is as Camprichthesheth in 1275.[1]
It forms part of the East End of London and is located north of Bethnal Green. The area is the location, at Patriot Square, of the former Bethnal Green Town Hall. Cambridge Heath formed part of the Bethnal Green metropolitan borough from 1900 to 1965.[2]
Cambridge Heath Road runs north-south from the borough boundary with the London Borough of Hackney to Stepney. It passes Cambridge Heath railway station and Bethnal Green tube station.
[edit] Education
- For details of education in Cambridge Heath see the List of schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
[edit] References
- ^ Mills, A., Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names, (2000)
- ^ Vision of Britain - Bethnal Green MB boundaries
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