OS grid reference TQ405915 Region London Post town WOODFORD GREEN London borough Redbridge; Waltham Forest Ambulance London Fire London Sovereign state United Kingdom | Ceremonial county Greater London Country England Postcode district IG8 Dialling code 020 EU Parliament London Police Metropolitan | |
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Woodford Green is part of the suburb of Woodford in North East London. Within the London Borough of Redbridge with a part on the western side of the green within the London Borough of Waltham Forest (this area is known as Woodford Side) and a couple of streets on the eastern side straddling into the Epping Forest District of Essex. Woodford Green was formerly in the administrative county of Essex, until it was absorbed into the newly created Greater London in 1965 now North East London.
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- Redbridge lakes roding lane north woodford green essex
- Map of Woodford Green Woodford Woodford Green UK
- Politics
- Cricket
- Athletics
- Outdoor fitness
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Special needs schools
- Notable people
- Transport and locale
- References
Map of Woodford Green, Woodford, Woodford Green, UK
Politics
Woodford Green is part of the parliamentary constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green, represented by Iain Duncan Smith, leader of the Conservative Party from 2001 to 2003. He was Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2010 to 2016. Duncan Smith is a successor of Sir Winston Churchill, who was also MP for this area and is commemorated by a statue on Woodford Green erected in 1959.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Clement Attlee, later Labour Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951, had a residence in Woodford Green, the seat of his political adversary, Winston Churchill. A blue plaque to that effect resides on Attlee's former house in Monkhams Avenue.
Sylvia Pankhurst lived in Woodford Green from 1924 to 1956, originally in the High Road, and from 1933 in Charteris Road. In 1935, Pankhurst commissioned and dedicated a memorial in Woodford High Road to the victims of Italian aerial bombing in Ethiopia, known as the Anti-Air War Memorial.
Cricket
Woodford Green Cricket Club was founded in 1735 and is the oldest cricket club in the world that still plays on the original ground alongside the High Road. The club is still going strong with teams of all age groups with the senior teams playing in the Shepherd Neame Essex League.
Athletics
Woodford Green with Essex Ladies is one of the leading British athletics clubs and is based at Ashton Fields. The club topped Division 1 of the British Athletics League for the first time in 2005.
Outdoor fitness
Woodford Green is surrounded by forests, lakes, country parks and open spaces. This help make Woodford Green a great place to enjoy various outdoor fitness activities. There are 10,704 running trails (as of 14/Oct/15); 5,952 cycling trails, 3,453 walking trails and 42 hiking trails.
Primary schools
Secondary schools
Special needs schools
Notable people
Transport and locale
The A104 runs through Woodford Green and forms its High Street while Chigwell Road, the A113, runs along the east side with Broadmead Road connecting the two. Woodford Green is served by Woodford tube station.
Various London Buses routes also connect Woodford Green with nearby major towns:
The nearest London Underground stations are Woodford, South Woodford and Roding Valley on the Central line.