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Olympic neighbourhood names revealed

'Your Park, Your Place' competition winners announced.

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local 바카라 사이트 (2018 to 2021) and Bob Neill
Published
2 August 2011
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Olympic Village

Artists impression showing how the Olympic Village will look when complete (Credit: ODA - Getty Images)

Chobham Manor, East Wick, Marshgate Wharf, Sweetwater and Pudding Mill have been announced as the winning names for the 5 neighbourhoods to be built on the site of London바카라 사이트檚 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park after 2012.

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Olympic Legacy Minister and competition panel judge Bob Neill said:

바카라 사이트淭his competition has been a fantastic opportunity for local communities to take a real sense of ownership of the Olympic Park.

바카라 사이트淭he names we have chosen today were put forward by members of the public who have clearly taken great pride in helping to shape the legacy of London 2012.

바카라 사이트淭he British public have put their stamp on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, something that will leave a tangible legacy for generations to come.바카라 사이트�

Map of the new neighbourhoods

The map of the future Queen Elizabeth Park and its 5 new neighbourhoods

A full size map is available to download below.

  • (PDF, 1.42 MB, 1 page)

The winning names and their authors were:

  • Area 1 (north-east)聽- Chobham Manor: suggested by Gary Davidson-Guild from Lambeth, London, as a reference to Chobham Manor and the Manor Garden Allotments
  • Area 2聽(north-west) - East Wick: suggested by Oliver O바카라 사이트橞rien from Hackney, London, because it is east of Hackney Wick
  • Area 3 (west) - Sweetwater: suggested by Kevin Murtagh from Reading, as a reference to the area바카라 사이트檚 former sweet factory, along with its waterways
  • Area 4 (south-east) - Marshgate Wharf: suggested by Stephen Davies from St Albans, as a reference to the original marshes in the area
  • Area 5 (south) - Pudding Mill: suggested by Dave Arquati from Wandsworth, London, after the area바카라 사이트檚 historic connection to the Pudding Mill River

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Published 2 August 2011