Plaistow, Newham
Plaistow ( or plaa-stow) is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London. It formed part of the County Borough of West Ham in Essex until 1965. Plaistow is a mainly residential area, including several council estates; the main road is the A112, and is alternately named Plaistow Road, High Street, Broadway, Greengate Street and Prince Regent Lane. It contains relatively few shops and amenities, but does boast the historic Black Lion public house, said to have links to the infamous 18th century highwayman Dick Turpin. The Black Lion was also a regular haunt of legendary West Ham United players such as Bobby Moore in the 1960s and 70s. Essex Lodge Doctor's Surgery on Greengate Street is also believed to stand on the site of one of King Henry VIII's hunting lodges.
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