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Cambridge Heath
Cambridge Heath station signage
OS grid reference	TQ348832
London borough	Tower Hamlets
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	E2
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Bethnal Green and Bow
London Assembly	City and East
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Cambridge Heath is an inner city, canal side district in the East End of London, England. The area is in the northern part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The earliest recorded use of the name is as Camprichthesheth in 1275. The Regents Canal runs along the north and western border with London Fields, South Hackney and Victoria Park

Located north of Bethnal Green, east of Hoxton, south of London Fields and west of Victoria Park, it is the location, at Patriot Square, of the former Bethnal Green Town Hall. Cambridge Heath formed part of this metropolitan borough from 1900 to 1965.

Education

A 6th form college was opened in September 2009 in Cambridge Heath. The main building is called The Wessex Centre but some lessons are taught at Oaklands School, Morpeth School and Swanlea School.

Transport

Cambridge Heath Road runs north-south from the borough boundary with the London Borough of Hackney to Whitechapel Road in Stepney. It passes Cambridge Heath railway station which is served by Enfield Town/Cheshunt - London Liverpool Street services provided by London Overground and Bethnal Green tube station which is served by the Central Line of the London Underground.

References

1. Mills, A., Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names, (2000)
2. Vision of Britain - Bethnal Green MB boundaries

v t e London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Wards	Bethnal Green Blackwall and Cubitt Town Bow East Bow West Bromley North Bromley South Canary Wharf Island Gardens Lansbury Limehouse Mile End Poplar Shadwell Spitalfields and Banglatown St Dunstan's St Katharine's and Wapping St Peter's Stepney Green Weavers Whitechapel
Notable locations	Brick Lane Christ Church, Spitalfields Dennis Severs' House East Smithfield Fish Island Fournier Street London Museum Docklands Museum of Immigration and Diversity Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Ragged School Museum Royal London Museum and Archives Jack the Ripper Museum St Katharine Docks Spitalfields City Farm Stepney City Farm Tower Bridge Tower of London Traitors' Gate Whitechapel Art Gallery Young V&A
Street markets	Petticoat Lane Brick Lane Columbia Road Old Spitalfields Roman Road
Parks and open spaces	Altab Ali Park Bartlett Park Island Gardens Langdon Park Mile End Park Mudchute Sir John McDougall Gardens Tower Hamlets Cemetery Victoria Park
Governance	London borough council Directly elected mayor Civic mayor/speaker of council Constituencies: Bethnal Green and Bow Poplar and Limehouse
Bridges and tunnels	Blackwall Tunnel Greenwich foot tunnel Rotherhithe Tunnel Tower Bridge
Tube and rail stations	Aldgate East  All Saints  Bethnal Green  Bethnal Green  Blackwall  Bow Church  Bow Road  Bromley-by-Bow  Cambridge Heath  Canary Wharf (DLR)  Canary Wharf (Elizabeth line)  Canary Wharf (tube)  Crossharbour  Devons Road  East India  Heron Quays  Island Gardens  Langdon Park   Limehouse  Mile End  Mudchute  Poplar  Shadwell  Shadwell  South Quay  Stepney Green  Tower Gateway  Tower Hill  Wapping  West India Quay  Westferry    Whitechapel
Other topics	Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Schools
Category Commons

• Districts of Tower Hamlets
• Areas of London