Snaresbrook is a district in the London Borough of Redbridge, in East London. It is located east of

Charing Cross Charing Cross ( ) is a junction in Westminster, London, England, where six routes meet. Since the early 19th century, Charing Cross has been the notional "centre of London" and became the point from which distances from London are measured. ...

. The name derives from a corruption of Sayers brook, a tributary of the

River Roding The River Roding () is a river that rises at Molehill Green, Essex, England, then flows south through Essex and London and forms Barking Creek as it reaches the River Thames. Course The river leaves Molehill Green and passes through or near a ...

that flows through

Wanstead Wanstead () is an area in East London, England, in the London Borough of Redbridge. It borders South Woodford to the north, Redbridge to the east and Manor Park to the south, with Leytonstone and Walthamstow to the west. It is located 8 m ...

to the East. Snaresbrook is bounded approximately by

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to the north, the lower reaches of

Epping Forest Epping Forest is a area of ancient woodland, and other established habitats, which straddles the border between Greater London and Essex. The main body of the forest stretches from Epping in the north, to Chingford on the edge of the Lond ...

and Upper Leytonstone,

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 Ri ...

and

Walthamstow Walthamstow ( or ) is a town within the London Borough of Waltham Forest in east London. The town borders Chingford to the north, Snaresbrook and South Woodford to the east, Leyton and Leytonstone to the south, and Tottenham to the west. At ...

to the west, Leytonstone to the south and

to the east. Snaresbrook Ward in the London Borough of Redbridge covers most of Wanstead High Street. The ward forms part of the 2007 parliamentary boundary changes and is currently entirely within the parliamentary constituency of Leyton and Wanstead (UK Parliament constituency). Snaresbrook's most notable building is Snaresbrook Crown Court. It was opened in 1843 as the Wanstead Infant Orphan Asylum by King Leopold I of Belgium, and later became the Royal Wanstead School. It was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt.

Demography

According to the 2011 census, 57% of the population is White British, with the second and third largest ethnicities being Other White at 10% and Indian at 9%.

Education

Snaresbrook Primary is one of the schools in Snaresbrook. Forest School was used in the filming of '' Never Let Me Go'' for the Hailsham assembly scenes.

Transport and locale

;Nearest areas *

* Leytonstone *

* Woodford *

The nearest London Underground station is Snaresbrook on the Epping branch of the Central line.

References

"British History Reports"

"The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007"

Goofs/Errors

In 2023 and 2024, Google Street View is inserting images from Chigwell in November 2008 into various Snaresbrook streets in the "Nov 2008" box. The reason they are doing this is currently unknown. Areas of London Districts of the London Borough of Redbridge {{London-geo-stub