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Leytonstone is an area of east London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is a high density suburban area, located seven miles north east of Charing Cross in the ceremonial county of Greater London and the historic county of Essex. It borders Walthamstow to the northwest, Wanstead (in the London Borough of Redbridge) to the north, Leyton to the south, and Forest Gate (in the London Borough of Newham) to the east.
The name Leytonstone — in early documents ''Leyton-Atte-Stone'' — may derive from the large stone standing at the junction of Hollybush Hill and New Wanstead; in the 18th-century an obelisk was mounted on top of it, and it has been claimed that it is the remains of a Roman milestone.
Two of the obelisk's inscriptions are still just legible: others are not.
:''"To Epping XI Miles through Woodford, Loughton"'' :''"To Ongar XV Miles through Woodford Bridge, Chigwell, Abridge"''
It has been claimed that High Road Leytonstone is a prehistoric pathway dating from before the Romans built a road along the same route to London. However Roman roads have since been found during excavations.
The earliest known cartographic reference to Leytonstone is dated from 1545. It was part of Essex until 1965.
To the eastern side of Leytonstone lies the Lake House estate, which until its recent inclusion within the London Borough of Redbridge was also seen as belonging to the area.
Leytonstone was the centre of protests against the construction of the M11 link road, in 1990. The protesters' final stand was staged at Claremont Road, Leytonstone and was ended by the forced eviction of protestors in 1994.
The area is part of the Leyton and Wanstead constituency.
John Cryer was elected MP for the constituency in 2010, representing the Labour Party. For elections to the London Assembly it is part of the North East constituency and the AM is Jennette Arnold of the Labour Party. It is part of the London constituency for elections to the European Parliament.
Leytonstone tube station is on the Central Line of the London Underground.
Leytonstone High Road is a London Overground railway station.
;In fiction Spike Milligan based the (fictional) closest heir to the British throne after the outbreak of nuclear war in that setting. She was a "Mrs. Ethel Shroake" of 393A High Street, Leytonstone, who appears in the final scene of the play and film ''The Bed-Sitting Room'', 1969.
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