Harold Wood

Harold Wood

infobox UK place
country = England
map_type = Greater London
region= London
population=
official_name= Harold Wood
latitude= 51.5920
longitude= 0.2313
os_grid_reference= TQ545905
london_borough= Havering
postcode_area= RM
postcode_district= RM3
post_town= ROMFORD
dial_code= 01708
constituency_westminster= Upminster

Harold Wood is a place in the London Borough of Havering, East London, England.

It is a suburban development situated convert|16.5|mi|km|1 east north-east 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.

History

Harold Wood is so named because King Harold (also known as Harold Harefoot) hunted deer in the forest that covered this area in the 9th Century. Some of the original roads are named after the earliest recorded kings of England such as Aelthelstan and King Alfred.

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 13th December 2006 [cite web | url=http://www.nhs.uk/england/hospitals/showhospital.aspx?id=RF4HA | title=Harold Wood Hospital Site Summary Information| work=NHS.uk ] 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 [cite web | url=http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/planning_decisions/strategic_dev/mar2002/harold_wood_hospital_appendix.rtf | title=PDU Case Report] .

Education

Transport and locale

Nearest places

* Ardleigh Green
* Gidea Park
* Harold Hill
* Hornchurch
* Brentwood

Nearest station

* Harold Wood railway station

Walking

Harold Wood is on the route of the London Outer Orbital Path.

Cultural references

*"The Man From Harold Wood" is a song by Matthew Good on the "" EP

References


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