North Ockendon
North Ockendon is the easternmost settlement of Greater London, England, and part of the London Borough of Havering.
North Ockendon is the easternmost settlement of Greater London, England, and part of the London Borough of Havering. It is 18 miles (29 km) east-northeast of Central London and consists of a dispersed settlement within the Metropolitan Green Belt. It was historically an ancient parish in the county of Essex, which was abolished for civil purposes in 1936. At the 1931 census, North Ockendon had a population of 291. North Ockendon is the only inhabited area in Greater London outside the M25 London Orbital Motorway. North Ockendon is north of South Ockendon, in Thurrock, Essex.
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Worth seeing in and around North Ockendon
5 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.
- 01Church 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.
1 km · Grade I listed church in the London Borough of Havering, England,UK · Wikipedia - 02Church of St Nicholas
St Nicholas of Myra is a Grade I listed parish church in South Ockendon, Essex, England, 20 miles east of London and 8 miles south-east of Romford. The building has been under the National Heritage List for England since 8 February 1960.
2.8 km · church in South Ockendon, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Church 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.
3.6 km · church in Upminster, London · Wikipedia - 04Upminster 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.
3.6 km · Museum in Upminster, London · Wikipedia - 05Church of All Saints, Cranham
All Saints' Church in Cranham, London, is a Grade II listed building. James Oglethorpe, the founder of the state of Georgia, is buried with his wife at the centre of its chancel.
2.3 km · church in Cranham, London Borough of Havering, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to North Ockendon
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 38 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 53 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 56 km
- Stations
- Upminster station, 3.5 km · West Horndon railway station, 3.6 km · Ockendon railway station, 3.2 km
- London → North Ockendon29 km · quickest by road, 1h 14m · £3–4
- Luton, Luton → North Ockendon61 km · quickest by road, 1h 25m · £7–9
- Birmingham, West Midlands → North Ockendon183 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · £19–26
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No local-transport research exists yet for North Ockendon
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 North Ockendon. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inUse Woolwich Ferry then for destinations in south London.
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Next door to North Ockendon
North Ockendon is 28 km from Islington, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Upminstersuburban town in east London, England3.4 km
- West Horndonvillage and civil parish in United Kingdom3.7 km
- South Ockendontown in Essex, United Kingdom3.1 km
- Cranhamarea in the London Borough of Havering, England, UK2.7 km
- Cranham MarshEssex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve in the London Borough of Havering, England, UK2.8 km