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[[Image:Thames Barrier Park.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Thames Barrier Park (Mar 2007)]]
[[File:Lister Gardens 2.jpg|thumb|Lister Gardens (December 2021)]]
The [[London Borough of Newham]], in spite of being one of the more crowded areas of [[London]], has over 20 parks within its boundaries, as well as smaller recreation grounds. The larger parks in the Borough include:
* [[Beckton District Park North]]
* [[Beckton District Park South]]
* Central Park, [[East Ham]]
* [[East Ham Nature Reserve]]
* [[List of King George V Playing Fields in London|King George V Park]], [[Custom House,
* [[Memorial Recreation Ground]], one-time home of [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] and its predecessor [[Thames Ironworks F.C.|Thames Ironworks]]
* [[Stratford Park (London Borough of Newham)|Stratford Park]]
* The [[Thames Barrier Park]] 2005 riverside park, developed following an international competition won by a team led by the acclaimed French [[landscape architect]], [[Alain Provost]], best known for his work at the Parc Citroen in Paris.
* [[West Ham Park]]
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Other features:
* [[The Royal Docks]] comprise three docks—the [[Royal Albert Dock, London|Royal Albert Dock]], the [[Royal Victoria Dock]] and the [[King George V Dock, London|King George V Dock]]—built between 1880 and 1921 on riverside marshes. The three docks collectively formed the largest enclosed docks in the world with a water area of nearly 250 acres (1 km
* The [[River Lea]] forms the western boundary of the borough. The [[towpath]] is suitable for walking and cyclists. It can be readily accessed from [[Three Mills]] and provides access to [[Hackney Marshes]] and the [[Lee Valley Park]].
* [[Greenway, London|The Greenway]] is a shared [[Sidewalk|footpath]] and [[cycleway]] running along the route of the [[Northern Outfall Sewer]]. It runs south-east from Wick Lane in [[Bow, London|Bow]]; through [[Stratford, London|Stratford]] and [[Plaistow, Newham|Plaistow]] in [[London Borough of Newham|Newham]]. The route crosses a number of roads, but is otherwise traffic free.
* The {{convert|200|acre|km2}} [[City of London Cemetery and Crematorium]] is in the north-east of the borough.
In 1998, the council set up a controversial new police force, the Newham Parks Constabulary, to police these parks. The force was renamed the [[Newham Community Constabulary]] and was subjected to an investigation into [[abuse of power]] and [[police corruption|corruption]], following considerable coverage in ''[[Private Eye]]''. The force was disbanded in July 2009.<ref name="lgcplus">{{cite web |url= http://www.lgcplus.com/InthisweeksLGC/2008/02/features__good_cop_bad_cop.html |title= Good Cop, Bad Cop? |author= Nick Triggle, [[Local Government Chronicle]] |date= 14 February 2006
==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
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{{Parks and open spaces in London}}
[[Category:Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Newham|
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