South Hornchurch
South Hornchurch is a locality to the south of Hornchurch in London Borough of Havering, east London.
South Hornchurch is a locality to the south of Hornchurch in London Borough of Havering, east London. It is a suburban development situated 13.6 miles (21.8 km) east of Charing Cross. The area is a relatively recent addition, compared with the more mature suburbs in Havering. It was built on open farmland and the former site of RAF Hornchurch.
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Worth seeing in and around South Hornchurch
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.
- 01Victoria Road
Victoria Road, currently known as the Chigwell Construction Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium located in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The stadium has a capacity of 6,078 and is the home ground of Dagenham & Redbridge and West Ham United Women.
2.6 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 02Church of St Helen and St Giles
St Helen and St Giles is a church and landmark of Rainham and is the oldest building in the London Borough of Havering. The church retains many of its original features, for example the round-headed arches.
1.4 km · church in Rainham, London · Wikipedia - 03Beam Valley Country Park
Beam Valley Country Park is a 74-hectare park in Dagenham in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Most of it is designated as a Local Nature Reserve called Beam Valley, but a narrow strip next to the River Beam south from Western Avenue is a separate LNR called Beam Valley.
1.6 km · park in London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04Rainham Hall
Rainham Hall is a Grade II* listed Georgian house, owned by the National Trust, in Rainham, in the London Borough of Havering. Built in 1729 for Captain John Harle, the house was transferred to the National Trust in 1949.
1.4 km · historic house museum in Rainham, London Borough of Havering, UK · Wikipedia - 05Rainham War Memorial
The Rainham War Memorial commemorates soldiers killed in both World Wars as well as civilian casualties of World War II.
1.3 km · war memorial in London · Wikipedia - 06Harrow Lodge Park
Harrow Lodge Park is a large public park in Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering. It was created by Hornchurch Urban District Council, partly on land donated by Richard Costain and Sons Ltd., the developers of Elm Park Garden City housing development.
2.8 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 07Hornchurch Country Park
Hornchurch Country Park is a 104.5-hectare park on the former site of Hornchurch Airfield, south of Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering, east London.
1.9 km · park in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08
- 09Dagenham Village Churchyard
Dagenham Village Churchyard or St Peter and St Paul's Churchyard is a 0.88 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Dagenham in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is owned by the borough council.
1.9 km · church in London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, UK · Wikipedia - 10Wildspace Conservation Park
The Wildspace Conservation Park, also known as London Riverside Conservation Park or Wildspace, is a major new conservation park under development. The conservation park is predominantly in London, within the London Borough of Havering, but also extends across the capital's administrative boundary and into Thurrock in Essex.
3.1 km · park in Rainham, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to South Hornchurch
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 40 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 45 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 50 km
- Stations
- Elm Park tube station, 2.4 km · Hornchurch tube station, 3.5 km · Dagenham East tube station, 2.1 km · Dagenham Heathway tube station, 2.9 km · Dagenham Dock railway station, 2.7 km
- London → South Hornchurch22 km · quickest by road, 57 min · £2.5–3
- Luton, Luton → South Hornchurch57 km · quickest by road, 1h 37m · £7–10
- Birmingham, West Midlands → South Hornchurch178 km · quickest by road, 3h 17m · £20–26
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No local-transport research exists yet for South Hornchurch
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 South Hornchurch. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to South Hornchurch
South Hornchurch is 20 km from Islington, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- London Borough of Haveringborough in the London Region in England3.1 km
- DagenhamTown in east London, England3.2 km
- Hornchurchtown in Havering, London, England3.5 km
- Becontreehousing estate in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London, England3.6 km
- Rainhamsuburban town in outer London, England, part of the London Borough of Havering1.5 km
- Elm Parkarea in the London Borough of Havering2.2 km