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Woodgrange Park Cemetery

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Woodgrange Park Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station
Woodgrange Park · 0.2 km
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly

About

Woodgrange Park Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Address: 540, Romford Road, London, E7 8AF. Coordinates: 51.5477°, 0.0439°.

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From the Wikipedia article

Woodgrange Park is a railway station on Romford Road in Manor Park in the London Borough of Newham, east London. It is served by the Suffragette line of the London Overground. It is located 12 miles 1 chain (19.3 km) down the line from Gospel Oak. The station is in London fare zone 3 and 4. It has only limited station buildings and facilities.

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Background

History

Track was laid through the site in 1854 as part of the first section of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR) from Forest Gate Junction on the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) to Barking. The LTSR opened a more direct route from Barking to Fenchurch Street on 11 March 1858 so its trains could avoid the congested station at Stratford. After that the Forest Gate–Barking line was used by a small number of Liverpool Street to Barking services operated by the ECR. A few goods trains also used this route. In 1894 the Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway opened a new railway to Tottenham, beginning at a junction just north of the station site. The exchange sidings lasted until 1909 when a new…

Architecture

It is a station with limited facilities; the ticket office was demolished in the late 1990s, and the space used for a small cycle rack. Staff operate from a container-sized portable office. Recently a number of self-service touch-screen ticket machines have been added, which accept coins, credit cards and notes. Oyster card validators have also been installed. The station was briefly equipped with APTIS equipment in 1988/89.

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Coordinates
51.5477, 0.0439
District
Newham
Parish
Newham, unparished area
Postcode
E7 8AF
Parliamentary constituency
East Ham
Nearest railway station
Woodgrange Park0.2 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Woodgrange Park Cemetery?
Woodgrange Park Cemetery is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E7 8AF), in the parish of Newham, unparished area.
Who owns Woodgrange Park Cemetery?
Woodgrange Park Cemetery is owned by Network Rail.
How do I get to Woodgrange Park Cemetery?
The nearest railway station is Woodgrange Park, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode E7 8AF.