Harold Wood
Coordinates: 51°35′31″N 0°13′53″E / 51.5920°N 0.2313°E
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 Harold Wood
Harold Wood shown within Greater London |
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| Population | 12,443 (Harold Wood ward 2007)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | TQ545905 |
| - Charing Cross | 16.5 mi (26.6 km) WNW |
| London borough | Havering |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ROMFORD |
| Postcode district | RM3 |
| Post town | BRENTWOOD |
| Postcode district | CM14 |
| Dialling code | 01708 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Hornchurch and Upminster |
| London Assembly | Havering and Redbridge |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Harold Wood is a place in the London Borough of Havering, east London, England.
It is a suburban development situated 16.5 miles (26.6 km) east-northeeast of Charing Cross. The Great Eastern Main Line passes through the area, the M25 motorway forms the easterly boundary and the A12 and A127 roads form the North-West and South-West borders respectively.
Harold Wood is so named because King Harold Harefoot hunted deer in the forest that covered this area in the 11th Century.[citation needed] Some of the original roads are named after Anglo-Saxon kings such as Æthelstan and Alfred the Great.
Under the Local Government Act 1894, Harold Wood formed part of Romford Rural District. With suburban house building, the area became increasingly urbanised and from 1926 Harold Wood formed part of the Hornchurch Urban District, which in 1965 was abolished to form the present-day London Borough of Havering.
Harold Wood Hospital, on Gubbins Lane, closed on 13 December 2006[2] with all patients moved to Queen's Hospital in nearby Romford. The site vacated by the hospital has been earmarked for a 470-home housing development. However, this development has faced fierce opposition from the local population as the developers now wish to build over 800 properties on the site.[3]
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[edit] Education
There are 3 main schools in Harold Wood 1 Secondary School and 2 Primary Schools
- Secondary School: Redden Court School
- Primary Schools: Harold Wood Primary School and Harold Court School
[edit] Transport and locale
[edit] Nearest places
Harold Wood has a few London Bus Routes that run through it
- Daily routes include 256, 294, 496 and 498
- Mon-Sat 347
- School Routes 646 and 656
[edit] Nearest station
Harold Wood's nearest tube stations are Elm park tube station or Hornchurch tube station both on the District Line.
[edit] Walking
Harold Wood is on the route of the London Outer Orbital Path.
[edit] Trivia
- The Man From Harold Wood is a song by Matthew Good on the Loser Anthems: B-Sides and Rarities EP
[edit] References
- ^ "Mid-2007 Population Estimates for 2007 Wards in England". Office for National Statistics. 2009. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=13893. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ "Harold Wood Hospital Site Summary Information". NHS.uk. http://www.nhs.uk/england/hospitals/showhospital.aspx?id=RF4HA.
- ^ "PDU Case Report". http://www.london.gov.uk/archive/mayor/planning_decisions/strategic_dev/mar2002/harold_wood_hospital_appendix.rtf.
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