is a place in the
London Borough Of Newham located 6.1 miles (9.8 km) east north-east of
Charing Cross .
From 1888 to 1965 it formed part of the
County Borough Of West Ham .
The
Association Football club,
West Ham United F.C. are named after the area. They play at the
Boleyn Ground in nearby
Upton Park . West Ham, contains
West Ham Park , a 77 acre (312,000 m²) public park, and has a
London Underground station,
West Ham Station .
West Ham gives its name to the
Parliamentary constituency of
West Ham , although the constituency extends over other areas such as Plaistow and Stratford. It is currently represented by
Lyn Brown .
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