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Eton Manor, 16 April 2012
Eton Manor, 16 April 2012

Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre is a sports and leisure venue located in Leyton, London Borough of Waltham Forest, to the north of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It is regularly used for international field hockey fixtures by both the Great Britain men's and women's field hockey teams. It hosted the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup. Owned and managed by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, the site was previously known as Eton Manor and was a wheelchair tennis venue for the 2012 Summer Paralympics before being converted for public use and reopening in June 2014.

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Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Guttmann Square, London Temple Mills (London Borough of Waltham Forest)

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Eton Manor, 16 April 2012
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