s ▁Young ▁Entre pr ene urs , ▁ ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organisation ▁based ▁in ▁Johannes burg , ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁Mar ion ▁A ye ▁( 1 9 0 3 – 1 9 5 1 ), ▁American ▁actress ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁A EY ▁( disambiguation ) ▁ ▁A ye - aye , ▁a ▁lem ur ▁ ▁A Y ▁( disambiguation ) ▁ ▁E ye ▁( disambiguation ) ▁ ▁Yes ▁( disambiguation ) ▁ ▁Right ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁West ▁Ham ▁is ▁a ▁district ▁in ▁East ▁London , ▁located ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Char ing ▁Cross ▁Form ing ▁the ▁centre ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁New ham , ▁the ▁West ▁Ham ▁elect oral ▁w ard ▁covers ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁area ▁of ▁that ▁bor ough . ▁West ▁Ham ▁was ▁an ▁ancient ▁parish ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Es sex , ▁and ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁following ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁West ▁Ham ▁was ▁formed ▁when ▁the ▁older ▁territory ▁of ▁Ham ▁was ▁sub - div ided ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century . ▁Origin ally ▁a ▁civil ▁parish , ▁and ▁ultimately ▁a ▁county ▁bor ough , ▁West ▁Ham ▁was ▁an ▁administrative ▁unit , ▁with ▁largely ▁consistent ▁boundaries , ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁New ham ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁lies ▁immediately ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Th