Cambridge Heath

Cambridge Heath
Cambridge Heath station signage
Cambridge Heath  Cambridge Heath shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ348832
London borough	Tower Hamlets
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	E2
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Bethnal Green and Bow
London Assembly	City and East
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Coordinates: 51°31′53″N 0°03′20″W / 51.5315°N 0.05566°W

Cambridge Heath is an inner city, canal side district in the East End of London, England. The area is in the northern part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The earliest recorded use of the name is as Camprichthesheth in 1275.^[1] The Regents Canal runs along the north and western border with London Fields, South Hackney and Victoria Park

Located north of Bethnal Green, east of Hoxton, south of London Fields and west of Victoria Park, it is the location, at Patriot Square, of the former Bethnal Green Town Hall. Cambridge Heath formed part of this metropolitan borough from 1900 to 1965.^[2]

Education

A 6th form college was opened in September 2009 in Cambridge Heath. The main building is called The Wessex Centre but some lessons are taught at Oaklands School, Morpeth School and Swanlea School.

Transport

Cambridge Heath Road runs north-south from the borough boundary with the London Borough of Hackney to Whitechapel Road in Stepney. It passes Cambridge Heath railway station which is served by Enfield Town/Cheshunt - London Liverpool Street services provided by London Overground and Bethnal Green tube station which is served by the Central Line of the London Underground.

References

1. Mills, A., Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names, (2000)
2. Vision of Britain - Bethnal Green MB boundaries