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Hornchurch Country Park
Hornchurch Country Park — park in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Elm Park · 1.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Hornchurch Country Park is a public park in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "park in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.5392°, 0.2083°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Ingrebourne Marshes SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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.
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Background
Architecture
The River Ingrebourne passes through the park and if forms part of Thames Chase Community Forest. The most popular part of the park is to the west of the Ingrebourne, where the ground is flat and paved and frequently visited by dog walkers. The woodland to the east of the river is somewhat inaccessible. Some southern parts of the park that reach into Rainham have been historically used as landfill. There is a fishing lake located within the park alongside many paths that connect neighbouring areas, such as Upminster, Dagenham and Rainham. There are a number of pillboxes and other historic installations dating from the Second World War to be found in the park. The park is a Site of Borough…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5392, 0.2083
- District
- Havering
- Parish
- Havering, unparished area
- Postcode
- RM12 6NY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Nearest railway station
- Elm Park — 1.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5904179 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hornchurch Country Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ingrebourne Valley 1.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hornchurch Country Park?
- Hornchurch Country Park is in London, United Kingdom (postcode RM12 6NY), in the parish of Havering, unparished area.
- Is Hornchurch Country Park a protected site?
- Yes — Hornchurch Country Park is part of the Ingrebourne Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Hornchurch Country Park free to visit?
- Yes, Hornchurch Country Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hornchurch Country Park?
- The nearest railway station is Elm Park, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RM12 6NY.