Chapels · London
Forest Gate
In or near City of London.
Forest Gate — a methodist chapel in england-london, United Kingdom.
Stephen Craven — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Wanstead Park · 0.1 km
- Free entry
About
Forest Gate is a methodist chapel located in england-london, United Kingdom. Catalogued from Wikidata's UK heritage register; see the linked Wikipedia article for further details on its history, architecture and visiting information.
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Place summary
Forest Gate is a chapel located in London. It features distinctive architecture characteristic of its era. The building serves the local community and contributes to the area's historical landscape.
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Background
History
Forest Gate is centred on one of the Roman roads developed out from Londinium between 43CE and 68CE, leaving the north-east corner of the capital Londinium, through Old Ford, Stratford, Forest Gate, Ilford and Romford to Camulodunum (Colchester), being recorded by the Romans as Iter IX in the Antonine Itinerary. Antiquarian Ivan Margary labelled the Roman road as RR3, and it became known as The Great Road. The first known record of the name 'Forest Gate' comes from the West Ham parish registers of the late 17th century and describes a gate placed across the modern Woodford Road to prevent cattle straying from the open Wanstead Flats area of Epping Forest onto the main Roman road (Romford…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5508, 0.0274
- District
- Newham
- Parish
- Newham, unparished area
- Postcode
- E7 0HX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Nearest railway station
- Wanstead Park — 0.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1656032 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Forest Gate (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Forest Gate?
- Forest Gate is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E7 0HX), in the parish of Newham, unparished area.
- What is Forest Gate?
- Forest Gate — a methodist chapel in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Forest Gate?
- The nearest railway station is Wanstead Park, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode E7 0HX.
- Is Forest Gate free to visit?
- Yes, Forest Gate is free to enter.
- How do I get to Forest Gate?
- The nearest railway station is Wanstead Park, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode E7 0HX.