Leytonstone

Leytonstone is a place in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.

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Alfred Hitchcock was born and raised in the area, and the entrance to the tube station has a number of murals depecting scenes from his films.

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Nearby is an area with a small (Boating) Lake, forest, and scrubland known as Hollow Ponds, which is part of Epping Forest.

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Nearby places:

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• Leyton
• Walthamstow
• Epping Forest

Nearest tube station:

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• Leytonstone tube station

Nearest railway station:

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• Leytonstone High Road railway station

Notable people from Leytonstone:

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• Damon Albarn
• David Bailey
• David Beckham
• Fanny Cradock
• John Drinkwater
• Joanne Fenn
• Graham Gooch
• Steve Harris
• Don Henderson
• Sir Alfred Hitchcock
• Sydney Horler
• Derek Jacobi
• Morell Mackenzie
• Seán Mac Stiofáin
• Jonathan Ross
• Paul Ross
• Talvin Singh