▁C anning ▁Town ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁▁ ▁West ▁Ham ▁station ▁on ▁Man or ▁Road ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁London ▁Under ground ▁J ub ile e , ▁Hamm ers m ith ▁and ▁City ▁and ▁District ▁t ube ▁lines ; ▁the ▁National ▁Rail ▁c 2 c ▁services ; ▁and ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁D ock lands ▁Light ▁Railway . ▁Pla ist ow ▁and ▁Str at ford ▁stations ▁are ▁also ▁close ▁by . ▁▁ ▁The ▁area ▁has ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁dep riv ed ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁De al ▁for ▁Commun ities ▁programme ▁it ▁forms , ▁with ▁neighbour ing ▁Pla ist ow , ▁a ▁reg ener ation ▁area . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ham ( me ): ▁Pre - partition ▁orig ins ▁& ▁to pon ym y ▁West ▁Ham ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁formed ▁after ▁a ▁sub - div ision ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁‘ H am me ’ ▁territory ▁som etime ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁ ▁A ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁named ▁Ham ▁is ▁first ▁recorded ▁as ▁Ham me ▁in ▁an ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁char ter ▁of ▁ 9 5 8 ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 8 6 ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁as ▁H ame . ▁It ▁is ▁formed ▁from ▁Old ▁English ▁' ham m ' ▁and ▁means ▁' a ▁dry ▁area ▁of ▁land ▁between ▁rivers ▁or ▁mar sh land ', ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁settlement ▁within ▁boundaries ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁rivers ▁Le a ,