In 1582 "Mill Fields Lane" ran from Clapton to "Jeremy's Ferry"; at the same spot a timber bridge was built in 1745, and the road became known as "Lea Bridge Road", with a tollgate at the Clapton end.
In 1582 "Mill Fields Lane" ran from Clapton to "Jeremy's Ferry" in the Leyton Marshes. At the same spot a timber bridge was built in 1745, and the road became known as "Lea Bridge Road", with a tollgate at the Clapton end.