Aluminium Conservatory (Supply-only) in Newham

Newham

The London Borough of Newham is a London borough within east London. It is roughly 5 miles (8 km) east of the City of London, north of the River Thames. The borough was established by merging the previous area of the Essex county borough of East Ham and the county borough of West Ham as a borough of the newly formed Greater London, on 1 April 1965. Green Street and Boundary Road mark the former boundary involving the two. Newham was devised for the borough as an completely new name. The local authority is Newham London Borough Council.

The borough covers an overall area of 13.98 square miles. In line with population estimates produced in the middle of 2014, Newham is a borough with a permanent population of about 324322 inhabitant. According to the 2011 Census, Newham has the youngest general population in the country. Transport in Newham is undergoing a significant upgrade, with the completed Docklands Light Railway and Jubilee Line Extension, and new or improved stations at Canning Town, West Ham and Stratford. The Docklands Light Railway was extended to serve London City Airport.

Newham was among the list of six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains many of the Olympic Park such as the Olympic Stadium.