Lea Bridge Road is a major through route in North East London, across the Lea Valley

Lea Valley

The Lea Valley, the valley of the River Lea, has been used as a transport corridor, a source of sand and gravel, an industrial area, a water supply for London, and a recreational area...

 from Clapton

Lower Clapton

Lower Clapton is a district within the London Borough of Hackney.It is immediately adjacent to central Hackney - bounded, roughly, by the western side of Hackney Downs , the Lea Valley , Clifden Road and the Lea Bridge Road...

 to Whipps Cross

Whipps Cross

Whipps Cross is an area of the London Borough of Waltham Forest in London, England. It is most famous for Whipps Cross University Hospital.-The environs:...

 in Leyton

Leyton

Leyton is an area of north-east London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, located north east of Charing Cross. It borders Walthamstow and Leytonstone; Stratford in Newham; and Homerton and Lower Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney....

. Lea Bridge was once the name of a football stadium for Leyton Orient

Leyton Orient F.C.

Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...

 located along Lea Bridge Road. Lea Bridge Road is an excellent area for residence. The area is welcoming to all ethnic backgrounds and is a pleasant place to live and relax in. Shops are located in every direction, no more than a minute within walking distance; including 'The High Street' - Europe's longest open market.

Stadium

Lea Bridge was once the name of a football stadium for Leyton Orient located along Lea Bridge Road. The O's played here (often nicknamed The Bridge) between 1930 and 1937, however Orient also played at Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium

The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...

 and Highbury

Arsenal Stadium

Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 and 7 May 2006...

 due to the stadium being deemed as unsafe for spectators (a complaint over perimeter fencing which meant that pitch invasion frequently occurred). However, Orient had awful attendances at these two 'home' grounds (once for a Football League game receiving only 2,500 spectators) due to the distance Orient played from their fanbase in the East End. The highest attendance reached was against rivals West Ham United with 46,289. The ground has since been redeveloped upon.

Transport

With the noticeable and ongoing improvements in the area, particularly with the 2012 Olympics upcoming, it is set to be an even more popular location in all respects. There are a number of bus routes that run along this road linking
Walthamstow, to London Bridge station on the 48, to Oxford Street on the 55

London Buses route 55

London Buses route 55 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Stagecoach London.-History:...

 and to Spitalfields on the 56. And back, of course.
It is also well placed between various underground (Walthamstow Central, Leyton station) and overground (Leyton Midland Road) stations making it impossible not to feel isolated. Also, in the early 20th century, Lea Bridge railway station

Lea Bridge railway station

Lea Bridge is a closed railway station on the line between Stratford and Tottenham Hale stations. The station was located on the north side of Lea Bridge Road close to the junction of that road with Argall Way and Orient Way in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, north-east London .The station...

 was running trains but the station was mainly used as bomb shelters in World War 1. It was later closed in 1985 with the remains still intact today.

Other attractions

Set back, behind some large stores is an 18-hole par 3 golf course. A good sized pitch and putt. It may be too flat for some golfers' tastes, but is a good place to practice your chipping.Along this road are a number of places of interest. The River Lea (Lee) passes under part of it, there is the Lee Valley Ice Centre

Lee Valley Ice Centre

The Lee Valley Ice Centre is situated in the Lee Valley Regional Park in London, England. Figure Skating, ice hockeyand public skating sessions are all available at Lee Valley Ice Centre.- Ice hockey :...

 (where the Lee Valley Lions

Lee Valley Lions

The Lee Valley Lions are an ice hockey team based in Leyton, east London where they play out of the Lee Valley Ice Centre They are the senior Ice Hockey team at the rink which they share with the , the Eastern Stars and London Devils recreational teams and, the University of London Union Ice hockey...

 play) on this road, next to the Lee Valley Riding Centre.