Horn Park
Coordinates: 51°26′49″N 0°01′34″E / 51.447°N 0.026°E
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 Horn Park
Horn Park shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | TQ408739 |
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| London borough | Greenwich |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | SE12 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Eltham |
| London Assembly | Greenwich and Lewisham |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Horn Park is the name of a small suburb and public park in the Eltham area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, southeast London, England; it is situated 12.5 km (7.8 mi) east southeast of Charing Cross. The public park is 6.75 hectares in area.[citation needed]
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[edit] Boundaries and location
Horn Park is north and east of Grove Park, southeast of Lee Green, south of Blackheath and Kidbrooke, southwest of Eltham, northwest of Mottingham and north of Chinbrook.
[edit] Administrative
Horn Park is in the southwest of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, and in the southwest corner of Middle Park and Sutcliffe an electoral ward of Greenwich. Horn Park is southwest of Eltham and on the west side of Eltham UK Parliament constituency.
Horn Park lies immediately next the Greenwich borough boundary, to the west and south is the border with Lewisham; and southeast of Horn Park is the tripoint where the three London Boroughs of Greenwich, Lewisham and Bromley meet.
[edit] Postal
Horn Park is located within the SE12 postcode district, although most of SE12 is within the London Borough of Lewisham, Horn Park is in the eastern part of the SE12 district that is in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Immediately to the west marked by the A20 road is the boundary with the SE9 , the postcode district for the majority of Eltham. SE12 was originally designated as the Lee postcode district. There is a Post Office branch in Horn Park located on Sibthorpe Road.
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Lee, Lewisham | Blackheath, Kidbrooke | Eltham | |
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| Grove Park, Downham | Grove Park, Chinbrook | Mottingham |
[edit] History
Horn Park was one of three parks attached to Eltham Palace. The area was heavily wooded and was stocked with deer until the destruction of both during the English Civil War.[1] The park became farmland until 1936 when the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich began the construction of the Horn Park Estate. The estate was not completed until the 1950s, with work being interrupted by World War II.[2]
[edit] Transport
[edit] Roads
Horn Park is close to several A roads. To the east Sidcup Road, a dual carriageway and part of the A20 road passes by in a northwest to southeast direction; and also marks the postal boundary. Westhorne Avenue, another duel carriageway and part of the A205 south circular road passes through east to west through the centre of Horn Park. Sidcup Road and Westhorne Avenue cross each other at a roundabout named Clifton's Roundabout or informally World of Leather Roundabout after the shop, which was previously located there. Baring Road and Burnt Ash Hill, part of the A2212, are only about 500m west of Horn Park and passes in north south direction.
[edit] Railway
Horn Park does not have its own railway station, although the Dartford Loop Line passes through northwest to southeast at the northern end of Horn Park. On this line Lee railway station is less than 1 km (0.62 mi) west of Horn Park, and Mottingham railway station about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) to the east; Grove Park railway station is about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) south of Horn Park, on the South Eastern Main Line.
[edit] References
- ^ "Eltham, Lee and Lewisham". Old and New London: Volume 6. 1878. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45278. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- ^ Eltham, "Ideal Homes: Suburbia in Focus", accessed March 3, 2008
[edit] External links
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