Green Street, London

Green Street is a road in the London Borough of Newham, England. The name appears in records from the 15th century and it was the boundary of the ancient parishes of East Ham and West Ham, from the Romford Road to the marshes near the River Thames.Green Street is also the location of two wards in the London Borough of Newham (East and West). The total population of both wards at the 2011 census was 30,998.The southern portion was the location of the Boleyn Ground, home to West Ham United. Due to the location of the football ground, Green Street was often the scene for football hooliganism and fan related violence including the 2009 Upton Park riot involving fans of West Ham and Millwall. At the nearby junction with Barking Road, there is a Champions statue commemorating West Ham's players who helped win the 1966 World Cup: Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters. The upper portion approaching Forest Gate was at one time called Gypsy Lane as it was once an area frequented by gypsies.