Custom House, London

Custom House
Custom House  Custom House shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ408807
London borough	Newham
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	E16
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
London Assembly	City and East
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Custom House is an area in the London Borough of Newham in London, England.

The area is named after the custom house of Royal Victoria Dock.

The first Custom House in London was built in 1275 and was located near Billingsgate Market in the City of London.

The Custom House Hotel (on the corner of Freemasons Road), was opened in 2001 to service the expected trade from the nearby ExCeL centre.

Custom House is growing in terms of different ethnic backgrounds in the locality.^{[citation needed]} The two main roads which serve Custom House are Freemasons Road located near the Custom House DLR station, and Prince Regent Lane. Buses serving Freemasons Road are the 241, 325 and 678 (school journeys only). The Custom House Surgery is also located on this road. The Royal Docks Community School and The Shipman Youth Centre are both on Prince Regent Lane, in addition to local stores which serve the residents. Bus routes passing through Prince Regent Lane are the 147, 300 and 473.

Sport and recreation

Custom House has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V. The Canning Town recreational ground is located on Freemasons Road.

Custom House was home to the West Ham Hammers speedway team at the 120,000 capacity West Ham Stadium. Many roads built on the stadium site following its demolition are named after the stars of the team - including Aub Lawson, Jack Young and promoter Johnnie Hoskins.

In the early 1930s, Custom House was home to a football league club, Thames A.F.C, before being dissolved in 1932. Custom House FC were founded in 2011 and play at Lyle Park.

Founder members of the punk band The Cockney Rejects, brothers Mick & Jeff Geggus, were both born in Custom House.

See also

• ExCeL Exhibition Centre
• Custom House station
• West Ham Stadium

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