Leyton Escorts

Leyton is an area of east London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, located 6.2 miles (10 km) north east of Charing Cross. It borders Walthamstow and Leytonstone;Stratford in Newham; and Homerton and Lower Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney.
The area is one of the most multi-cultural parts of London and Britain. The 2001 Census revealed a very mixed population; approximately 50 per cent White, 23 per cent Black and 21 per cent south Asian (Mainly Pakistani)[4] ). Within these groups there are many people whose origins are from Russia, North African, Ghana, Nigeria, Jamaica, Ireland, Cyprus, Italy and newer arrivals from South Africa, Bosnia, Serbiaand Poland.
The New Spitalfields Market relocated in 1991 from the Old Spitalfields market, is the UK's leading horticultural market specialising in exotic fruit and vegetables.
There are two main shopping areas in the town, located at opposite ends of the High Road. A new retail park is to be found at Leyton Mills. This has a large Asda store, a B&Q store and a selection of furniture and electrical stores. At the north end of the town, Baker's Arms has a more traditional selection of shops lining Lea Bridge Road and the High Road, including a Tesco.
There are numerous pubs and a few bars situated on the High Road. The local police station is based on Francis Road, which also has two primary schools and a mini supermarket.
Large scale redevelopment and inner city regeneration has been underway in Leyton for many years, as is also the case in the neighbouring areas of Hackney, Clapton and Stratford. High-rise estates which were amongst Britain's poorest[citation needed] (e.g. the Oliver Close Estate and the Cathall Road estate) have been completely redeveloped by demolition and rebuilding with the help of the multi-million pound Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust scheme. Other problematic areas such as the Avenue Road Estate have also been redeveloped over the past 10 years. The last large high-rise estate in the area, the Beaumont Road Estate (which is currently ranked as the fifth poorest housing estate in Britain,[citation needed]) has now been almost entirely demolished and redeveloped.
Leyton has several crime hotspots designated as high crime areas according to Metropolitan Police crime mapping data, notably the area between Temple Mills Lane and the High Road. Certain areas within that region currently (as of July 2009) have dispersal orders as a measure to reduce gang related crime.
In 1886, Essex County Cricket Club purchased Leyton Cricket Ground in the High Road, which became their headquarters until 1933,[1]however they continued to play at Leyton until 1977. The pavilion (a Grade II listed building[5]) still stands today as part of Leyton Youth Centre.
The town is the home to two football clubs; Leyton Orient F.C. and Leyton F.C.. Orient came to Brisbane Road, Leyton in 1936 fromClapton.[1] The stadium has recently been re-constructed and renamed the Matchroom Stadium. Although they reached the top flight of English football wheen they were promoted to Football League First Division in 1962, Orient currently play in Football League One.[6] Leyton F.C. (between 1975 and 1992 called "Leyton Wingate") was founded in 1868, are in the Isthmian League Premier Division, and play at theLeyton Stadium in Lea Bridge Road.[7]
The Lee Valley Ice Centre is home to the Lea Valley Lions Ice Hockey Club who play in the English National Ice Hockey League.[8]
Leyton borders the Olympic Park for the 2012 Olympic Games.