Plaistow, Newham

Plaistow ( or ) is a suburban area of east London, England, within the London Borough of Newham. It adjoins Upton Park to the north, East Ham to the east, Beckton to the south, Canning Town to the south-west and West Ham to the west. Plaistow also borders Stratford, home to Westfield shopping centre and the new West Ham Stadium.

It was originally a ward in the parish of West Ham, hundred of Becontree, and part of the historic county of Essex. In 1965, new boundaries designated in the London Government Act 1963 came into effect and, since then, Plaistow has been part of the London Borough of Newham, a local government district of Greater London. The area forms the majority of the London E13 postcode district. Plaistow North, Plaistow South, and Plaistow West & Canning Town East are three of the ten electoral wards making up the UK parliamentary constituency of West Ham and Beckton.

The main roads are the A112; Prince Regent Lane, Greengate Street, The Broadway, High Street and Plaistow Road, which is a former Roman road; and the A124 (Barking Road), which passes south west/ north east through Plaistow and past the former West Ham Unitedfootball ground. Commercial and retail premises are on the A112 at Greengate Street leading north and Prince Regent Lane south, leading 0.3 miles (0.5 km) to Newham Sixth Form College and along the A124.