Editing Leyton (section)

==Facilities==
[[File:Coronation Gardens.JPG|thumb|Coronation Gardens]] The [[New Spitalfields Market]], relocated in 1991 from the [[Old Spitalfields market]], is the UK's leading horticultural market specialising in exotic fruit and vegetables.

There are two main shopping areas in the district, located at opposite ends of the High Road. There is a large retail park at Leyton Mills, next to the station. This has a large, 24-hour [[Asda]] store, a [[B&Q]] store and a selection of furniture and electrical stores.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.completelyretail.co.uk/portfolio/Aviva/scheme/4305/index.html|title=Leyton Mills Retail Park, London – Completely Retail|first=Completely|last=Group|website=www.completelyretail.co.uk}}</ref> At the north end of the town, Baker's Arms has a more traditional selection of shops lining Lea Bridge Road and the High Road, including a branch of [[Tesco]].

The newly built local police station is at Boreham Close near Leyton Midland Road station. It moved from Francis Road in December 2012.

Restaurants reflect the diversity of Leyton's population, with cuisines on offer including Turkish, Portuguese, Polish, Indian, Mauritian, Somali and Cypriot. There are also several fast-food takeaway shops, cafes and bakeries.

[[File:LeytonLibrary.jpg|thumb|Leyton Library]]Leyton lies on the eastern side of the [[Hackney Marshes]], one of the largest areas of open land in London. A bridge to the marshes crosses the Orient Way road and railway tracks from  Leyton Jubilee Park, which was created as a merger of two previously separate playing fields to mark the 60th anniversary of the reign of [[Queen Elizabeth II]].

[[File:CoronationGardens.jpg|thumb|left|Coronation Gardens]] A major focal point in the centre of Leyton is Coronation Gardens, a park built in 1902 to commemorate the coronation that year of [[King Edward VII]]. It includes a fountain, landscaped gardens, a bandstand and a children's maze.

On the High Road, near the site of the Bakers Arms, there is also a municipal gym and Leyton Leisure Centre swimming pool, which was formerly called the Leyton Leisure Lagoon and was reopened in October 2013 following a period of renovation.

There are two public libraries in Leyton. One on the High Road next door to the former Town Hall, and the other on Lea Bridge Road which has been recently modernised to offer extensive computer facilities.

The London Borough of Waltham Forest also operates Brooks Farm, a [[city farm]] in Skelton Lane Park, near Leyton Midland Road station. It is free to visitors and the livestock include pigs, sheep, cows, horses and [[llama]]s.

A recent regeneration of Ive Farm Fields in 2018 has brought a host of new facilities to the area, with floodlit sports pitches, a running track, volleyball courts and a series of walking routes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/content/regeneration-feel-good-too-formerly-ive-farm-fields|title=Regeneration of Ive Farm Fields}}</ref> In memory of those who lost their lives in Waltham Forest during the Covid pandemic, a memorial plaque and tree has been placed in Jubilee Park as a tribute.
[[File:Covid pandemic memorial plaque.jpg|thumb|Covid pandemic memorial plaque]]