Rush Green

Rush Green
Corner of Rush Green Road and Dagenham Road
Rush Green
Rush Green shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ505875
• Charing Cross	13.5 mi (21.7 km) WSW
London borough	Barking & Dagenham Havering
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROMFORD
Postcode district	RM7
Dialling code	020 01708

Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London

EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Dagenham and Rainham Romford
London Assembly	City and East Havering and Redbridge

Rush Green is a suburban area of East London, England. It straddles the boundary of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the London Borough of Havering, and is located 13.5 miles (22 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross.

Government

Rush Green is divided between the Eastbrook Ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the Brooklands Ward in the London Borough of Havering, electing three councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council and three councillors to Havering London Borough Council. It is also divided between the Dagenham and Rainham and Romford parliamentary constituencies, each electing a member of parliament.

Geography

The central part of the district is at the crossroads of Rush Green Road and Dagenham Road (in Havering), approximately half a mile south of Romford town centre. Several shops and businesses are located around this junction. Other parts extend further south along Dagenham Road into Barking and Dagenham; this neighbourhood is the location of Barking and Dagenham College and Rush Green Library, and was the site of Rush Green Hospital (once the main maternity unit for this part of London), now replaced by a housing estate.

Nearest places are Romford, Dagenham, Elm Park and Becontree Heath. Rush Green is roughly 70% White British, 10% Asian and 10% Black (2011).

Transport

The nearest tube station is Dagenham East tube station and the nearest railway station is Romford railway station.

Education

References

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Districts	Barking Barking Riverside Becontree Becontree Heath Castle Green Chadwell Heath Creekmouth Dagenham Dagenham Dock Marks Gate Rush Green Thames View
Attractions	Barking Abbey Barking Market Eastbury Manor House (NT) Valence House Museum The Broadway Victoria Road
Places of worship	St Margaret's Church, Barking St Peter and St Paul, Dagenham
Parks and open spaces	Barking Park Central Park Eastbrookend Country Park Mayesbrook Park Parsloes Park Valence Park
Constituencies	Barking Dagenham and Rainham (part)
Tube and rail stations	Barking Becontree Dagenham Dock Dagenham East Dagenham Heathway Upney
Other topics	Coat of arms Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Schools

London Borough of Havering
Districts	Ardleigh Green Chase Cross Coldharbour Collier Row Cranham Elm Park Emerson Park Frog Island Gallows Corner Gidea Park Hacton Harold Hill Harold Park Harold Wood Havering-atte-Bower Heath Park Hornchurch Noak Hill North Ockendon Rainham Rise Park Romford Rush Green South Hornchurch Upminster Upminster Bridge Wennington
Attractions	CEME The Diver Havering Museum Langtons Queen's Theatre Rainham Hall Rainham War Memorial The Rom Tithe Barn Museum Upminster Windmill
Major retail	The Brewery The Liberty The Mercury Romford Market
Places of worship	St Andrew, Hornchurch St Edward the Confessor, Romford St John, South Hornchurch St Helen and St Giles, Rainham St Laurence, Upminster St Mary Magdalene, North Ockendon
Parks and open spaces	Bedfords Park Dagnam Park Harrow Lodge Park Havering Country Park Hornchurch Country Park Hylands Park Pyrgo Park Tylers Common Wildspace Conservation Park Upminster Park
Constituencies	Dagenham and Rainham (part) Hornchurch and Upminster Romford
Tube and rail stations	Elm Park Emerson Park Gidea Park Harold Wood Hornchurch Rainham Romford Upminster Upminster Bridge
Other topics	Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Public transport Schools

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