Harold Wood

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Harold Wood
Harold Wood shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ545905
London borough	Havering
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROMFORD
Postcode district	RM3
Dialling code	01708
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
European Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Upminster
London Assembly	Havering and Redbridge
List of places: UK • England • London

Coordinates: 51°35′31″N 0°13′53″E / 51.592, 0.2313

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 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.

Contents 1 History 2 Education 3 Transport and locale 3.1 Nearest places 3.2 Nearest station 3.3 Walking 4 Cultural references 5 References

[edit] 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 ^[1] 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 ^[2].

[edit] Education

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

[edit] Transport and locale

[edit] Nearest places

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

[edit] Nearest station

• Harold Wood railway station

[edit] Walking

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

[edit] Cultural references

• The Man From Harold Wood is a song by Matthew Good on the Loser Anthems: B-Sides and Rarities EP

[edit] References

Section 21:	London Outer Orbital Path	Section 22:
Havering-atte-Bower	Harold Wood	Upminster Bridge

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