EAST HAM, a municipal, county and parliamentary borough of Essex, England, 6 m. E. by N. of London Bridge, on the District, L.M.S. and L.N.E. railways. Pop. (1931) 142,460, area 3,324 ac. East Ham extends from Wanstead Flats on the north to the Royal Albert Docks and the Thames at North Woolwich on the south. It is intersected by the two main highways out of east Lon don, the Romford and Barking roads respectively; a by-pass road cuts off the southern angle of the borough nearer the river on the way to Grays and Tilbury. Its modern growth has been very rapid and it now forms, geographically, part of the eastward extension of London. It contains chemical, food and other fac tories, while the docks and river employ a large part of the popu lation in the southern area. East Ham belonged before the Con quest to Waltham Abbey, whose possession of it was confirmed by Edward the Confessor. The old parish church of St. Mary Magdalen retains Norman work in the chancel, and contains a monument for Edmund Nevill who claimed the earldom of Westmorland in the i6th century; William Stukeley, the anti quary (d. 1765), was buried in the churchyard. The ancient parish church of Little Ilford, now absorbed into Manor Park at the northern end of the borough, contains some interesting monu ments. East Ham was incorporated in 1904, received a separate commission of the peace in 1906 and became a county borough in 1915. Since 1918 it has been represented by two members of Par liament in the two constituencies of East Ham, North and South The corporation owns the tramways and electricity undertakings and has a well-equipped technical college and public libraries. The Passmore Edwards hospital was founded in 1902. The maximum density of population at the last census was 92.2 persons per ac. in Castle ward. There are over zoo ac. of open space and recreation grounds, including Wanstead Flats (I oo ac.), Central and Manor parks (25 and 10 ac.), and other playing fields. The corporation consists of a mayor, Io aldermen and 3o councillors. East Ham is included in the metropolitan police district of Greater London.