The area remains mainly a residential one, with few local commercial services, aside from the presence of the University of East London whose Docklands campus was opened in 1999 and is located on the quayside. There is also a community centre, the Royal Docks Medical Centre and a beach.
cyprus, london, cyprus, area, beckton, docklands, area, london, borough, newham, located, west, beckton, proper, north, eastern, royal, albert, dock, cypruscypruslocation, within, greater, londonlondon, boroughnewhamceremonial, countygreater, londonregionlondo. Cyprus is an area of Beckton in the Docklands area of the London Borough of Newham It is located west of Beckton proper and north of the eastern end of the Royal Albert Dock CyprusCyprusLocation within Greater LondonLondon boroughNewhamCeremonial countyGreater LondonRegionLondonCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLONDONPostcode districtE6Dialling code020PoliceMetropolitanFireLondonAmbulanceLondonLondon AssemblyCity and EastList of places UK England London 51 30 32 N 0 03 51 E 51 508983 N 0 064223 E 51 508983 0 064223 Contents 1 History 2 Area today 2 1 Transport 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editIt is named after the Cyprus Estate a housing estate built for workers at the Royal Albert Dock which opened in 1881 The estate was named to commemorate the United Kingdom s acquisition of the island of Cyprus in 1878 1 It was built on one of the few pieces of land not owned by the Port of London Authority and hence was open to such development In 1981 during the redevelopment of the London Docklands Cyprus was the location of the first new private housing development in the Docklands for many years and the first sponsored by the London Docklands Development Corporation It was considered a success in generating a balanced community and prompted further housing developments throughout the docklands 2 Area today edit nbsp The area is served by a DLR stationThe area remains mainly a residential one with few local commercial services aside from the presence of the University of East London whose Docklands campus was opened in 1999 and is located on the quayside There is also a community centre the Royal Docks Medical Centre and a beach Transport edit The nearest Docklands Light Railway station is Cyprus The station is directly outside the University campus See also editFor details of education in Cyprus see List of schools in the London Borough of Newham References edit How the Royal Docks 12 DLR stations got their names The Royal Docks 19 August 2021 Retrieved 14 October 2023 LDDC Completion Booklets Beckton nbsp This London location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cyprus London amp oldid 1180174291, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
