Harold Wood

Coordinates: 51°35′31″N 0°13′53″E / 51.5920°N 0.2313°E / 51.5920; 0.2313
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Harold Wood
Terraced housing at Queens Park Road
Harold Wood is located in Greater London
Harold Wood
Harold Wood
Location within Greater London
Population12,650 (Harold Wood ward 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ545905
• Charing Cross16.5 mi (26.6 km) WSW
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townROMFORD
Postcode districtRM3
Dialling code01708
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51°35′31″N 0°13′53″E / 51.5920°N 0.2313°E / 51.5920; 0.2313

Harold Wood is a suburban neighbourhood in East London in the London Borough of Havering. It is situated 16.5 miles (26.6 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross. Harold Wood was part of the ancient parish of Hornchurch, which became the Liberty of Havering. Most of the current area of Harold Wood became part of Hornchurch Urban District in 1926. It is near to the Greater London boundary with Essex.

History

Toponymy

The name Harold Wood was recorded in about 1237, when it was shown as Horalds Wood. It was named after King

manor of Havering-atte-Bower.[2] Some of the original roads are named after Anglo-Saxon kings such as Æthelstan and Alfred the Great
.

Local government

Harold Wood formed a ward in the ancient parish of Hornchurch, although the area now around the station was in the North End ward. The eastern and southern boundary of the parish was the

rural sanitary district
in 1875. The special status of the Liberty of Havering was abolished in 1892 and the area was reincorporated into Essex.

Following the

London Passenger Transport Area from 1933.[4] The whole area was included in the London Borough of Havering in 1965 when it was transferred from Essex to Greater London.[5]

Urban development

The Old Brickworks industrial estate

Harold Wood Hospital, on Gubbins Lane, closed on 13 December 2006[6] with all patients moved to Queen's Hospital in nearby Romford. The site vacated by the hospital was earmarked for a 470-home housing development which faced fierce opposition from the local population. As of February 2023, the Kings Park estate has been completed.

Education

Main article: List of schools in the London Borough of Havering

There are three schools in Harold Wood:

Geography

Harold Wood borders with the following places:

Demography

86% of the population is White British, as of the 2011 census.[7]

Transport

Buses

Harold Wood is served by several London Buses routes:

  • Daily routes include
    499
  • Mon–Sat
    347
  • School routes
    608

Railway

Liverpool Street, Farringdon and Tottenham Court Road. The nearest tube stations to Harold Wood are Upminster Bridge and Hornchurch, both on the District line
.

Roads

The

A12
and A127 roads form the north-west and south-west borders respectively.

References

  1. ^ Census Information Scheme (2012). "2011 Census Ward Population figures for London". Greater London Authority. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. ISBN 978-0-19-960908-6
    . Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Romford: Introduction | British History Online".
  4. ^ Robson, William (1939). The Government and Mis-government of London. London: Allen & Unwin.
  5. ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Havering London Borough. Retrieved {{{accessdate}}}.
  6. ^ "Harold Wood Hospital Site Summary Information". NHS.uk. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006.
  7. ^ "Harold Wood - UK Census Data 2011".
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