West Ham United F.C . and British Athletics moved to the London Stadium in Stratford .
Historically anagrarian settlement in the county of Essex , Stratford was transformed into an industrial suburb following the introduction of the railway in 1839.The late 20th Century was a period of severe economic decline , eventually reversed by regeneration associated with the 2012 Summer Olympics , for which Stratford ’ s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park was the principal venue .
Stratford, London