South Hornchurch
South Hornchurch | |
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South End Road. | |
Location within Greater London | |
Population | 13,544 (2011 Census. Ward)[1] |
OS grid reference | TQ515835 |
• Charing Cross | 13.6 mi (21.9 km) W |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | RAINHAM |
Postcode district | RM13 |
Dialling code | 01708 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
South Hornchurch is a locality to the south of Hornchurch in London Borough of Havering, east London. It is a suburban development situated 13.6 miles (21.8 km) east of Charing Cross. The area is a relatively recent addition, compared with the more mature suburbs in Havering. It was built on open farmland and the former site of RAF Hornchurch.
History
Toponymy
According to Mills (2001) the name South Hornchurch is not an old one, it was devised at the time of the local housing development.[2] However the ancient parish of Hornchurch was divided into wards, one of which was called South End and covered the area between the town and the River Thames.[3]
Local government
The ancient parish of
Urban development
Much of lower South Hornchurch, near Thames was occupied by Mardyke Farm. A large, high density housing estate was built on this land by
Geography
The
References
- ^ "Havering Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Mills, A., Dictionary of London Place Names, (2001)
- ^ 'Hornchurch: Economic history and local government', A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7 (1978), pp. 39-45. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42811 Date accessed: 28 August 2012
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Hornchurch Urban District (historic map). Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ^ "Property spotlight: South Hornchurch's wartime relationship with a far-away Pacific island". 25 April 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.