Chase Cross

Chase Cross
Chase Cross
	Chase Cross Location within Greater London
London borough	Havering;
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROMFORD
Postcode district	RM1/RM5
Dialling code	01708
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
London Assembly	Havering and Redbridge;
	List of places UK England London 51°36′05″N 0°10′28″E / 51.601373°N 0.174419°E

Chase Cross is a district of the London Borough of Havering in London, England. Chase Cross lies 0.8 miles (1.3 km) east of Collier Row, 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Charing Cross and just under 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Romford. The name is thought to come from its position as a crossroads in the chase (hunting ground) or Hainault Forest.^[1] The forest was cleared for agriculture in the 1850s, before being developed for housing in the 1930s.^[2]

Transport

The B175 is the main road through Chase Cross between

499, 651, 375 and commercial route 575 from Epping to Romford and Lakeside Shopping Centre

serve Chase Cross.

Nearby places

References

^ Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetteer, p 89.
^ Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetteer, p 89.

[1] Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetteer, p 89.

[2] Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetteer, p 89.

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