Cranham
Cranham is a residential area of east London, and part of the London Borough of Havering.
Cranham is a residential area of east London, and part of the London Borough of Havering. It is located 17.5 miles (28 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross and comprises an extensive built-up area to the north and a low density conservation area to the south surrounded by open land. It was historically a rural village in the county of Essex and formed an ancient parish. It is peripheral to London, forming the eastern edge of the urban sprawl. The economic history of Cranham is characterised by a shift from agriculture to housing development. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Cranham significantly increased in population, becoming part of Hornchurch Urban District in 1934 and has formed part of Greater London since 1965. The 2011 Census population of Cranham was included in Upminster.
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Worth seeing in and around Cranham
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Langtons
Langtons House and Langtons Gardens are a grade II listed 18th century house and landscaped gardens located in Hornchurch, in the London Borough of Havering, Greater London. The house and gardens became local authority property in 1929 and are currently used as the borough register office and a public park.
3.5 km · grade II listed house in Hornchurch, London, UK · Wikipedia - 02Queen's Theatre
The Queen's Theatre is a 507-seat mid-scale producing theatre located in Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering, East London, United Kingdom. The theatre was originally located on Station Lane, Hornchurch, on a site that was used as a cinema and had become derelict.
3.4 km · theatre in Hornchurch, Havering, London, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Church of St Mary Magdalene, North Ockendon
The church of St Mary Magdalene is a Church of England religious building in North Ockendon, Greater London, England. It is a Grade I listed building and is dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene.
2.6 km · Grade I listed church in the London Borough of Havering, England,UK · Wikipedia - 04St. Mary the Virgin, Great Warley
St. Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed parish church for Great Warley in the Brentwood borough of Essex, England.
3.2 km · church in Great Warley, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Tylers Common
Tylers Common, also known as Upminster Common, is common land in the London Borough of Havering. It is one of the largest areas of common land in Greater London, with 32.06 hectares of protected commons.
3.4 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06Church of St Laurence, Upminster
The church of St Laurence, Upminster, is the Church of England parish church in Upminster, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
1.6 km · church in Upminster, London · Wikipedia - 07St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch
The church of St Andrew's, Hornchurch, is a Church of England religious building in Hornchurch in England. It is a Grade I listed building.
2.9 km · church in Hornchurch, London · Wikipedia - 08Pages Wood
Pages Wood is a 74 hectare wood and public park in Harold Wood in the London Borough of Havering. It is the largest Forestry England site in the Thames Chase Community Forest, and 100,000 trees have been planted since it opened in 2002.
3.1 km · woodland and park in the London Borough of Havering, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Havering College of Further and Higher Education
Havering College of Further and Higher Education was a college founded in 1947 in the London Borough of Havering that provided part-time and full-time education to students aged 14+. The college is commonly referred to as Ardleigh Green college.
3.9 km · college in Havering, UK · Wikipedia - 10Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia
The Upminster Tithe Barn is a historic building and scheduled monument located in Upminster in the London Borough of Havering, London, England. It is a medieval agricultural building originating from around 1450.
900 m · Museum in Upminster, London · Wikipedia
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Getting to Cranham
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 36 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 51 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 56 km
- Stations
- Upminster station, 1.2 km · Upminster Bridge tube station, 2.4 km · Hornchurch tube station, 3.5 km · Emerson Park railway station, 3.4 km
- London → Cranham28 km · quickest by road, 1h 15m · £3–4
- Luton, Luton → Cranham59 km · quickest by road, 1h 25m · £7–9
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Cranham180 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · £19–26
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Cranham
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Cranham. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Cranham
Cranham is 26 km from Islington, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- London Borough of Haveringborough in the London Region in England3.8 km
- Upminstersuburban town in east London, England1.4 km
- Hornchurchtown in Havering, London, England3.9 km
- North Ockendonvillage in the London Borough of Havering, England, UK2.9 km
- Emerson Parkarea in the London Borough of Havering, England, UK2.9 km
- Hactonarea in the London Borough of Havering3.9 km