Visit Leyton Places

Welcome to Visit Leyton Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Leyton

  

Leyton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Leyton

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Leyton history

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The name means “settlement (tun) on the River Lea” and was also known until 1921 as “Low Leyton” Paleolithic implements and fossil bones show that early man hunted in Leyton. The ancient parish church of St Mary the Virgin was largely rebuilt in the 17th Century. The main route through the town is the High Road, which forms part of the ancient route to Waltham Abbey.

Leyton geography / climate

Leyton is in the Lower Lea Valley, the river forming its western boundary. The area rises from low-lying marshland along the river Lea to over 90 feet at Whipps Cross. It borders Walthamstow along Lea Bridge Road and areas of Hackney via the River Lea.

You can visit Leyton places with Walkfo Leyton to hear history at Leyton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Leyton has 304 places to visit in our interactive Leyton map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Leyton, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Leyton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Leyton & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 304 audio facts unique to Leyton places in an interactive Leyton map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Leyton Places Map
304 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Leyton tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Leyton

  

Best Leyton places to visit

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Leyton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Leyton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Leyton’s information audio spots:

Hackney Wick Hackney Wick lies 4.2 miles (6.8 km) northeast of Charing Cross. Adjacent areas of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets are sometimes also described as being part of Hackney.

Bushwood, Leytonstone Bushwood is an area in the north of Leytonstone in East London. The area is popular for its proximity to Wanstead Flats and Wanstead Park. It has many tree-lined streets with Victorian and Edwardian houses.

East Village, London East Village is a housing development in Stratford, East London that was designed and constructed as the Olympic Village of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The area was formerly contaminated waste land and industrial buildings to the north of Stratford town centre.

St Francis of Assisi Church, Stratford St Francis of Assisi Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Stratford, London. It was founded from a mission that started in 1770. The Franciscan Order of Friars Minor arrived in 1873 and built a friary next door to the church in 1876.

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