Manor Park, London

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Coordinates: 51°33′01″N 0°03′22″E / 51.55033°N 0.056219°E / 51.55033; 0.056219

Manor Park
Manor Park  Manor Park shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ425855
London borough	Newham
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	E12
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	East Ham
London Assembly	City and East
List of places: UK • England • London

Manor Park is the name of an area in the London Borough of Newham, as well as of the local railway station and cemetery. There is another railway station - Woodgrange Park. The 200-acre (0.81 km²) City of London Cemetery and Crematorium is also situated here.

The area is in the London postal district of E12. Romford Road and High Street North are the main routes through the area.

Manor Park has a large immigrant population, mainly from South Asia, and more recently from Eastern Europe.^{[citation needed]}

Manor Park's Itchycoo Park (officially Little Ilford Park) was made famous in a song by the Small Faces, whose lead singer Steve Marriott lived in the area. Manor Park also has an amateur football team called A.C. Manor Park playing in the AFL.^{[clarification needed]}

Manor Park was part of the County Borough of East Ham, Essex until 1965, when Greater London was created.

Notable people associated with Manor Park

• Stanley Holloway - actor, born in Manor Park.
• Steve Marriott - of Small Faces and Humble Pie born in Manor Park.
• Owura Nyanin Tony Mitchell of The Mitchell Brothers.
• Jack Cornwell - teenage recipient of the Victoria Cross, grew up in Manor Park, and buried there.

See also: Category:People from Manor Park

Education

For details of education in Manor Park see the List of schools in the London Borough of Newham

External links

• The Manor Park blog

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