Forest Gate

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Forest Gate
Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate
Forest Gate Location within Greater London
Population	33,619 (2011 Census. Forest Gate North and South Wards)[1]
OS grid reference	TQ405855
London borough	Newham
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	E7
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	West Ham
London Assembly	City and East
List of places UK England London 51°33′03″N 0°01′39″E / 51.550832°N 0.02737°E / 51.550832; 0.02737

Forest Gate is a district in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England. It is located 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Charing Cross.

The area's name relates to its position adjacent to Wanstead Flats, the southernmost part of Epping Forest. The town was historically part of the parish (and later borough) of West Ham in the hundred of Becontree in Essex. Since 1965, Forest Gate has been part of the London Borough of Newham, a local government district of Greater London. The town forms the majority of the London E7 postcode district.

Neighbouring areas include Leytonstone to the north, East Ham to the east, Plaistow to the south and Stratford to the west.