Beckton - Definition and Overview

Beckton
OS Grid Reference:	TQ435815 (http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=TQ435815)
Administration
Borough:	Newham
County:	Greater London
Region:	Greater London
Nation:	England
Other
Ceremonial County:	Greater London
Traditional County:	Essex
Post Office and Telephone
Post town:	LONDON
Postcode:	E6
Dialling Code:	020

Beckton is a place in the London Borough of Newham.

The area forms the eastern limit of London's redeveloped Docklands and consists of mainly recent architecture and housing.

It is home to a terminus for the Docklands Light Railway and also a depot for the DLR. There is also speculation of a new extension to the railway from Beckton to Barking and Dagenham.

Transport for London are planning a new bridge, the Thames Gateway Bridge, which will connect Beckton to Thamesmead on the southern bank of the River Thames.

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