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Hornchurch is a suburban area in the London Borough of Havering.

Historically it formed a large ancient parish in the county of Essex that became the manor and liberty of Havering.

The earliest recorded use was in 1222 as Hornechurch - ’church with horn-like gables’. A horned bull’s head mounted on the eastern end of St Andrew’s Church dates from the 18th century.

During both world wars, nearby Hornchurch Airfield was an important RAF station, home to a number of Spitfire squadrons during the early 1940s. The land has since been reused for a large housing development.

Like many London suburbs, Hornchurch had been entirely rural until the arrival of the railway which spurred property development during the early 1900s. Development was fuelled further by the arrival of the District line during the 1930s.

Hornchurch station was originally opened in 1885 as part of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. The station was completely rebuilt in 1932 as an additional pair of platforms were constructed to serve the electric District Railway local service which was extended from Barking to Upminster. The Southend service was withdrawn from Hornchurch in 1962.

Hornchurch has formed part of Greater London since 1965.




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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Hornchurch Hornchurch is a suburban area in the London Borough of Havering.

NEARBY STREETS
Abbs Cross Gardens, RM11 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Abbs Cross Lane, RM12 Abbs Cross Lane is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Aintree Grove, RM14 Aintree Grove is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Aldborough Road, RM14 A street within the RM14 postcode (Hornchurch)
Alma Avenue, RM12 Alma Avenue is a main north-south road in the area (Hornchurch)
Amery Gardens, RM2 Amery Gardens is a location in London
Appleton Way, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Arbour Way, RM12 Arbour Way is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Ardleigh Green Road, RM11 Ardleigh Green Road was originally Haynes Park Road
Ascot Gardens, RM12 Ascot Gardens is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Astwood Close, RM11 Astwood Close is a location in London
Balmoral Road, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Barleycorn Way, RM11 Barleycorn Way is a location in London
Basi Close, RM11 Basi Close is a location in London
Bedford Gardens, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Bellevue Road, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode (Hornchurch)
Belmont Avenue, RM14 A street within the RM14 postcode (Hornchurch)
Belmont Road, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Bethany Close, RM12 Bethany Close is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Bevan Way, RM12 Bevan Way is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Beverley Close, RM11 Beverley Close is a location in London
Beverley Gardens, RM11 Beverley Gardens is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Billet Lane, RM11 Billet Lane is a major road of Hornchurch (Hornchurch)
Birch Crescent, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Bonnett Mews, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode (Hornchurch)
Bourne End, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Bowden Drive, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode (Hornchurch)
Bowthorpe Close, RM11 Bowthorpe Close is a location in London
Brendans Close, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode (Hornchurch)
Bruce Avenue, RM12 Bruce Avenue is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Burges Close, RM11 Burges Close is a cul-de-sac off Ernest Road
Burnway, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode (Hornchurch)
Bushell Way, RM12 Bushell Way is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Butts Green Road, RM11 Butts Green Road is an old road of Hornchruch
Calbourne Avenue, RM12 Calbourne Avenue is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Calmore Close, RM12 Calmore Close is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Canberra Close, RM12 Canberra Close is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Cecil Avenue, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Central Drive, RM12 Central Drive was built pre-war on the lands of Hacton Farm (Hornchurch)
Channing Close, RM11 Channing Close is a location in London
Chaplaincy Gardens, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode (Hornchurch)
Chelmsford Drive, RM14 A street within the RM14 postcode (Hornchurch)
Chepstow Avenue, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Chestnut Close, RM12 Chestnut Close is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Chevington Place, RM12 Chevington Place is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Chevington Way, RM12 Chevington Way is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Chiltern Gardens, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Christopher Close, RM12 Christopher Close is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Clairvale, RM11 This is a street in the RM11 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Clarence Avenue, RM14 Clarence Avenue is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Clement Way, RM14 Clement Way is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Connaught Road, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Cromer Road, RM11 Cromer Road is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Crystal Avenue, RM12 Crystal Avenue is the northern extension of Ascot Gardens (Hornchurch)
Cumberland Avenue, RM12 This is a street in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Cumberland Close, RM12 Cumberland Close is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Curtis Road, RM11 Curtis Road is a location in London
Dalewood Close, RM11 Dalewood Close is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Dawes Avenue, RM12 Dawes Avenue runs east-west (Hornchurch)
Derby Avenue, RM14 A street within the RM14 postcode (Hornchurch)
Devonshire Road, RM12 Devonshire Road is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Doncaster Way, RM14 Doncaster Way is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Dorrington Gardens, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Durham Avenue, RM2 Durham Avenue is a road in the RM2 postcode area
Edridge Close, RM12 Edridge Close is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Elm Grove, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Elms Farm Road, RM12 Elms Farm Road is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Emerson Drive, RM11 Emerson Drive runs off Billet Lane (Hornchurch)
Epsom Way, RM12 Epsom Way is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Ernest Road, RM11 Ernest Road is a location in London
Etton Close, RM12 Etton Close is a cul-de-sac situated off Station Lane (Hornchurch)
Fairlawns Close, RM11 Fairlawns Close is a location in London
Fanshawe Crescent, RM11 Fanshawe Crescent is crescent-shaped rather than being a traditional London-area crescent
Farm Way, RM12 Farm Way is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Fentiman Way, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode (Hornchurch)
Fernbank Avenue, RM12 Fernbank Avenue is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Ferndown, RM11 Ferndown is a location in London
Florence Close, RM12 Florence Close is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Fontwell Park Gardens, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Fordham Close, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Fordyce Close, RM11 Fordyce Close is a location in London
Freeman Way, RM11 Freeman Way is a location in London
Gatwick Way, RM12 Gatwick Way is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Glamis Drive, RM11 Glamis Drive connects Glebe Way with Westland Avenue (Hornchurch)
Glanville Drive, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode (Hornchurch)
Glebe Way, RM11 This is a street in the RM11 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Goodwood Avenue, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Goodwood Avenue, RM12 Goodwood Avenue runs north from Newmarket Way up to Alma Avenue (Hornchurch)
Granton Avenue, RM14 A street within the RM14 postcode (Hornchurch)
Greenways Court, RM11 Greenways Court is a block on Butts Green Road
Grovewood House, RM12 Grovewood House is a block on Abbs Cross Gardens (Hornchurch)
Hacton Drive, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Hacton Lane, RM12 Hacton Lane is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Hacton Parade, RM12 Hacton Parade is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Halcyon Way, RM11 Halcyon Way is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Harwood Avenue, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Havering, RM11 Walden Way is a road in Hornchurch
Haydock Close, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Haynes Park Court, RM11 Haynes Park Court is sited on Slewins Close
Haynes Road, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Herbert Road, RM11 This is a street in the RM11 postcode area
High Street, RM12 High Street is the main road of Hornchurch (Hornchurch)
Highfield Crescent, RM12 Highfield Crescent is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Highfield Road, RM12 Highfield Road is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Highfield Way, RM12 Highfield Way is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Hilary Close, RM12 Hilary Close is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Hillview Avenue, RM11 Hillview Avenue is a road in the RM11 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Hunter Drive, RM12 Hunter Drive is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Hurst Park Avenue, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Hutchins Close, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Ilfracombe Crescent, RM12 Ilfracombe Crescent is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Inglewood Close, RM12 Inglewood Close is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Inskip Drive, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode (Hornchurch)
Jackson Close, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Kareena Close, RM12 Kareena Close is marked as such on OpenStreetMap but may be a false name (Hornchurch)
Keith Way, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode (Hornchurch)
Kempton Avenue, RM12 Kempton Avenue is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Kenilworth Gardens, RM12 Kenilworth Gardens is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Kenley Gardens, RM12 Kenley Gardens is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Kent Drive, RM12 Kent Drive is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Laburnum Walk, RM12 Laburnum Walk is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Lambourne Gardens, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Lancaster Drive, RM12 Lancaster Drive is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Latimer Drive, RM12 Latimer Drive is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Laurel Lane, RM12 Laurel Lane is a minor cul-de-sac off Station Lane (Hornchurch)
Lawford Close, RM12 Lawford Close is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Lingfield Avenue, RM14 Lingfield Avenue is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Link Way, RM11 This is a street in the RM11 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Lodge Court, Lodge Court lies within the postcode (Hornchurch)
Macdonald Avenue, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Macdonald Way, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Mallinson Close, RM12 Mallinson Close is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Manor Crescent, RM11 Manor Crescent is a road in the RM11 postcode area
Mansfield Gardens, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Marchmant Close, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Margaret Drive, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Mariam Gardens, RM12 Mariam Gardens is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Matlock Gardens, RM12 This is a street in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Mavis Grove, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Maybush Road, RM11 Maybush Road is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Maylands Avenue, RM12 Maylands Avenue is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Maynards, RM11 Maynards is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Maywin Drive, RM11 Maywin Drive is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Meadowlands, RM11 Meadowlands is a location in London
Mellish Way, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Menthone Place, RM11 Menthone Place is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Michael Gardens, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Mill Park Avenue, RM12 Mill Park Avenue is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Miramar Way, RM12 Miramar Way is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Mountbatten House, RM2 Mountbatten House is a location in London
Naunton Way, RM12 Naunton Way is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Newbury Gardens, RM14 Newbury Gardens is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Newmarket Way, RM12 Newmarket Way is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Norfolk Road, RM14 Norfolk Road is a location in London (Hornchurch)
North Street, RM11 North Street runs parallel with Billet Lane in Hornchurch (Hornchurch)
Northumberland Avenue, RM11 Northumberland Avenue is a road in the RM11 postcode area
Oak Glen, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Oakwood Chase, RM11 Oakwood Chase is a road in the RM11 postcode area
Overstrand House, RM12 Overstrand House is a block on Sunrise Avenue (Hornchurch)
Owlets Hall Close, RM3 A street within the RM11 postcode
Parkhill Close, RM12 Parkhill Close is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Parkstone Avenue, RM11 Parkstone Avenue connects Butts Green Road and Wingletye Lane
Parkview House, RM12 Parkview House can be found on Sunrise Avenue (Hornchurch)
Patricia Drive, RM11 Patricia Drive runs north from Westland Avenue (Hornchurch)
Pegelm Gardens, RM11 Pegelm Gardens is a location in London
Percival Road, RM11 Percival Road is a road in the RM11 postcode area
Plumpton Avenue, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Primrose Glen, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Priors Park, RM12 Priors Park is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Prospect Road, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Randall Drive, RM12 Randall Drive is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Ravensbourne Crescent, RM3 Ravensbourne Crescent is a location in London
Ravenscourt Close, RM12 Ravenscourt Close is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Ravenscourt Drive, RM12 Ravenscourt Drive is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Ravenscourt Grove, RM12 Ravenscourt Grove is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Ringwood Avenue, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Ripon House, RM12 Ripon House is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Risings Terrace, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Rockchase Gardens, RM11 Rockchase Gardens is a location in London
Roseacre Close, RM11 Roseacre Close is a location in London
Rosebank Avenue, RM12 Rosebank Avenue is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Rutland Approach, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Rye Close, RM12 Rye Close is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Sandown Avenue, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Scotts Close, RM12 Scotts Close is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Shirley Gardens, RM12 Shirley Gardens is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Slewins Close, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Slewins Lane, RM11 Slewins Lane is a road in the RM11 postcode area
Southbury Close, RM12 Southbury Close is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Southend Arterial Road, RM11 Southend Arterial Road is a road in the RM11 postcode area
Spingate Close, RM12 Spingate Close is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Spring Gardens, RM12 Spring Gardens is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Springbank Avenue, RM12 Springbank Avenue is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Squirrels Heath Lane, RM11 Squirrels Heath Lane is a road in the RM2 postcode area
St. Georges Avenue, RM11 St. Georges Avenue is a location in London
Stafford Avenue, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Standen Avenue, RM12 Standen Avenue runs west from Alma Avenue (Hornchurch)
Stanley Close, RM12 Stanley Close is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Stanley Road, RM12 Stanley Road is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Station Lane, RM12 Station Lane was designed to link Hornchurch High Street to its station (Hornchurch)
Staverton Road, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Stokoe Drive, RM12 Stokoe Drive runs roughly east-west (Hornchurch)
Sunrise Avenue, RM12 Sunrise Avenue is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Suttons Avenue, RM12 Suttons Avenue is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Suttons Gardens, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Suttons Lane, RM12 Suttons Lane is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Swanbourne Drive Avenue, RM12 Swanbourne Drive Avenue is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Swanbourne Drive, RM12 Swanbourne Drive is a location in London (Hornchurch)
The Avenue, RM12 The Avenue is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
The Lombards, RM11 The Lombards is a location in London
Tindall Mews Avenue, RM12 Tindall Mews Avenue is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Tindall Mews, RM12 Tindall Mews is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Tyle Green, RM11 Tyle Green is a road in the RM11 postcode area
Tylers Crescent, RM12 Tylers Crescent is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Uphavering House, RM12 Uphavering House is a block on Parkhill Close (Hornchurch)
Upminster Road, RM12 Upminster Road is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Upney Close, RM12 Upney Close is a location in London (Hornchurch)
Urban Avenue H, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Urban Avenue, RM12 Urban Avenue is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Vaughan Avenue, RM12 Vaughan Avenue is a road in the RM12 postcode area (Hornchurch)
Victor Approach, RM12 Victor Approach is one of the various ’Victor’ roads of Hornchurch (Hornchurch)
Victor Close, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Victor Court, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Victor Gardens, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Victor Walk, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Walnut Grove, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Warriner Avenue, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Wayside Avenue, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Wedlake Close, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode (Hornchurch)
Westland Avenue, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode (Hornchurch)
White Gates, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Wingletye Lane, RM11 Wingletye Lane is an old lane of Hornchurch
Winifred Avenue, RM12 Winifred Avenue runs between Suttons Lane and Winifred Avenue (Hornchurch)
Woodfield Way, RM12 A street within the RM12 postcode (Hornchurch)
Woodhall Crescent, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Wych Elm Close, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Wykeham Avenue, RM11 A street within the RM11 postcode
Yevele Way, RM11 Yevele Way is a location in London

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