Newham
The London Borough of Newham is a London borough inside east London. It's approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of the City of London, north of the River Thames. The borough was created by merging the previous area of the Essex county borough of East Ham plus the county borough of West Ham as a borough of the newly formed Greater London, on 1 April 1965. Green Street and Boundary Road mark the former boundary between the two. Newham was devised for the borough as an completely new name. The local authority is Newham London Borough Council.
The borough covers an overall area of 13.98 square miles. According to population estimates created in the middle of 2014, Newham is a borough with a permanent population of about 324322 individuals. In accordance with the 2011 Census, Newham has the youngest overall population in the nation. Transport in Newham is undergoing a significant upgrade, with the completed Docklands Light Railway and Jubilee Line Extension, and new or improved stations at Canning Town, West Ham and Stratford. The Docklands Light Railway was extended to serve London City Airport.
Newham was on the list of six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the Olympic Stadium.