Stratford

Stratford is a town in east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London and the historic county of Essex. Part of the Lower Lea Valley, Stratford is situated 6 miles east-northeast of Charing Cross, and includes the localities of Maryland, East Village, Mill Meads and Stratford City.

Part of the London Borough of Newham, a local government district of Greater London, it was previously part of the parish of West Ham, which historically formed an ancient parish in the hundred of Becontree. Following reform of local government in London in 1965, the parish and borough of West Ham was abolished, becoming part of the borough of Newham, moving from the administrative county of Essex to the newly-formed council area of Greater London. The town forms the majority of the London E15 postcode district.