Limmo Peninsula

Human settlement in England

Limmo Peninsula

Limmo Peninsula

Location within Greater London

OS grid reference| TQ394810
• Charing Cross| 5.65 mi (9.1 km) W
London borough|

* Newham

Ceremonial county| Greater London
Region|

* London

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| LONDON
Postcode district| E16
Dialling code| 020
Police| Metropolitan
Fire| London
Ambulance| London
UK Parliament|

* West Ham and Beckton

London Assembly|

* City and East

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51°30′39″N 0°00′30″E﻿ / ﻿51.5109032°N 0.0082751°E﻿ / 51.5109032; 0.0082751

The Limmo Peninsula is an area of Canning Town in the London Borough of Newham in London's East End. It lies on the east bank of Bow Creek at the mouth of the River Lea near Leamouth.[1][2]

## Etymology

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Created in the 1990s, the nearby Bow Creek Ecology Park was formerly known as the Limmo Peninsula Ecological Park.[3]

## History

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The site was used as construction staging for the Jubilee Line Extension in the 1990s and the Docklands Light Railway extension to City Airport in the 2000s, before being used as the primary work site for the eastbound tunnel boring machines for Crossrail in the 2010s.[1][2] Archaeologists working on the Crossrail site in 2012 uncovered remains of the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company.[4][5]

In 2018, Sadiq Khan announced that, following the completion of Crossrail works in 2018, the 12-acre site would be developed for housing – with over 1,500 new homes. The site is currently owned by Transport for London, with income from the project reinvested into the transport system.[6][7]

## Geography

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It is located to the west of Canning Town. The River Lea forms an 'S' shape bend with the Leamouth Peninsula surrounded by Newham on three sides and connected to Tower Hamlets to the south.

## See also

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* List of tunnels in the United Kingdom

## References

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1. ^ a b "Limmo Peninsula". Crossrail. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
2. ^ a b "'Places and Spaces: Property Development on the Crossrail Route" (PDF). Crossrail Ltd. Retrieved 26 December 2017. "The Limmo site is located in the Canning Town area. It has a rich naval heritage with the historic Thames Ironworks operating on this site up until 100 years ago. This is Crossrail's primary work site for the eastbound tunnel boring machines. The Limmo site adjoins the Canning Town underground and Docklands Light Railway station ..."
3. ^ "Leamouth, Tower Hamlets". Hidden London. Retrieved 7 February 2018. "... the Bow Creek ecology park (previously the Limmo Peninsula ecological park) is a wildlife haven..."
4. ^ "Crossrail dig uncovers historic Limmo Peninsula shipyard remains". BBC. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
5. ^ "The Thames Iron Works 1837–1912: a major shipbuilder on the Thames investigated". Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA). Retrieved 8 August 2018. "Several important components of the yard were investigated at a Crossrail site on the Limmo peninsula..."
6. ^ "Mayor plans neighbourhood on tunnel site". BBC News. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
7. ^ "Mayor announces largest TfL site so far for major housing boost". London City Hall. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

## External links

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* Engineering Geology and Tunnelling in the Limmo Peninsula, East London, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Geological Society, 20 August 2017

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London Borough of Newham

Districts|

* Beckton (including Cyprus)
* Canning Town (including Limmo Peninsula)
* Custom House
* East Ham (including Plashet and Wall End)
* Forest Gate
* Manor Park (including Little Ilford)
* Plaistow (including Greengate)
* Silvertown
* Stratford (including East Village, Maryland, Mill Meads)
* Stratford Cross
* Temple Mills
* Upton Park
* West Ham
* North Woolwich

Attractions|

* Brick Lane Music Hall
* City Hall
* ExCeL
* Green Street
* House Mill
* London City Airport
* Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
* ArcelorMittal Orbit
* Royal Docks
* Stratford Circus
* Thames Barrier
* Theatre Royal
* Woolwich foot tunnel
* World Cup Sculpture

Sports|

* Boleyn Ground
* Clapton F.C.
* Lee Valley VeloPark
* London Aquatics Centre
* London Stadium
* The Old Spotted Dog Ground
* Riverbank Arena
* Upton Park F.C.
* West Ham United F.C.

Shopping centres
and markets|

* Gallions Reach Shopping Park
* Queen's Market
* Rathbone Market
* Stratford Centre
* Westfield Stratford City

Parks and
open spaces|

* Abbey Gardens
* Beckton District Park
* Bow Creek Ecology Park
* Central Park
* Epping Forest
* Forest Lane Park
* King George V Park
* Little Ilford Park
* Memorial Recreation Ground
* New Beckton Park
* Plashet Park
* Star Park
* Thames Barrier Park
* Three Mills Green
* Wanstead Flats
* West Ham Park

Constituencies|

* East Ham
* Stratford and Bow
* West Ham and Beckton

Tube, railway and
DLR stations|

* Abbey Road
* Beckton
* Beckton Park
* Canning Town
* Custom House for ExCel
* Cyprus
* East Ham
* Forest Gate
* Gallions Reach
* King George V
* London City Airport
* Manor Park
* Maryland
* Plaistow
* Pontoon Dock
* Prince Regent
* Pudding Mill Lane
* Royal Albert
* Royal Victoria
* Star Lane
* Stratford
* Stratford High Street
*  Stratford International
* Upton Park
* Wanstead Park
* West Ham
* West Silvertown
* Woodgrange Park

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