Lea Bridge is a district of the London Borough of Hackney. It is situated to the northeast of the borough and bounded by Upper Clapton to the north, Lower Clapton to the south, and the River Lee Navigation to the east. On the other side of the bridge after which the area is named is Leyton in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.
The bridge gives its name to Lea Bridge Road; and also to eponymous wards in the boroughs of Hackney (Leabridge Park) and Waltham Forest (Lea Bridge).
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