Leyton Grange, in

Leyton Leyton () is a town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It borders Walthamstow to the north, Leytonstone to the east, and Stratford to the south, with Clapton, Hackney Wick and Homerton, across the River L ...

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, is the second most deprived area of the

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. It include an estate that consists of a 10-storey tower and ten 4-storey courts owned by Forest Homes (see list below). Leyton Grange is sited in an area of Waltham Forest that overlooks the marshes of the

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, east of the

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. The Grange was the ancient manor house of Leyton, the name signifying that it was once owned by Stratford Abbey; the first record of it by that name is in 1470. The house was rebuilt in 1720 in the Palladian style to the design of its owner, David Gansel. Leyton Grange was the seat of a branch of the Lane family from 1784 until 1861, when they sold it to the

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who broke it up for development. From approximately 1824 until 1843 the Lanes leased the Grange to William Rhodes, grandfather of

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. It now contains a housing estate complex, comprising one 10-storey block and ten 4-storey courts. * Slade Tower * Sorenson Court * Hammond Court * Hinton Court * Fitzgerald Court * Eton Manor Court * Clewer Court * Cochrane Court * Allanson Court * Underwood Court * Bechervaise Court

Connections

Bus Routes 58 and 158 serve the estate.

References

Areas of London Housing estates in the London Borough of Waltham Forest Leyton {{London-geo-stub