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Great Gate of Langthone Abbey, 1758.
The main (eastern) entrance to the precincts was from Abbey Road through the Great Gate, which stood in present Baker's Row. The gatehouse survived until about 1825.
Langthone Abbey remains.
A bricked doorway of Stratford Langthone Abbey. The Abbey was dissolved in 1538 and the main buildings were probably demolished soon after.
Abbey Road History
By Robert Rogers
Abbey Road, Probably the most Historic Road in Newham?
Stratford Abbey
By Robert Rogers
In 1100AD, a bridge was built across the Channelsea River to avoid the dangerous crossing of the River Lea at Old Ford by Queen Matailda, who was the wife of King Henry. The word Stratford means `Street over the Ford.'
