be - com mer cially ▁used ▁W anst ead ▁under ground ▁station ▁were ▁util ised ▁for ▁aircraft ▁production . ▁ ▁W anst ead ▁Fl ats ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁Anti - A ircraft ▁batter ies ▁protect ing ▁London , ▁Bar ra cks ▁for ▁Pre - D - Day ▁troops ▁and ▁a ▁Pr ison er - of - W ar ▁Camp ▁subsequently . ▁Due ▁to ▁terminal ▁m ora ine ▁( left ▁by ▁gla ci ers ) ▁the ▁soil ▁was ▁relatively ▁infer t ile . ▁ ▁Transport ▁and ▁locale ▁ ▁Near est ▁places ▁ ▁Sn ares bro ok ▁ ▁Red bridge ▁ ▁South ▁Wood ford ▁ ▁W alth am st ow ▁ ▁Ley ton ▁ ▁Man or ▁Park ▁ ▁Ley ton stone ▁Wood ford ▁Green ▁Wood ford ▁Well s ▁Wood ford ▁Bridge ▁Forest ▁Gate ▁ ▁Under ground ▁stations ▁The ▁nearest ▁London ▁Under ground ▁stations ▁are ▁Sn ares bro ok ▁and ▁W anst ead ▁on ▁the ▁Central ▁line . ▁Ley ton stone ▁Station ▁Wood ford ▁Station ▁Forest ▁Gate ▁Station ▁Near est ▁railway ▁stations ▁ ▁Wood ▁Street ▁railway ▁station ▁for ▁London ▁Liverpool ▁Street ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁Le a ▁Valley ▁L ines ▁route . ▁ ▁Ley ton stone ▁High ▁Road ▁railway ▁station ▁ ▁Notable ▁residents ▁▁ ▁C live ▁B urr , ▁drum mer ▁( ex - Sam son / I ron ▁Ma iden ) ▁ ▁Charles ▁Bres sey , ▁civil ▁engineer ▁ ▁Robert ▁D ud ley , ▁Earl ▁of ▁Le ic ester ▁and ▁favour ite ▁of ▁Elizabeth ▁I , ▁had ▁a ▁house ▁here , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁died ,