In the 1920s and 1930s, Clement Attlee, later LabourPrime Minister from 1945 to 1951, lived in Woodford Green, the seat of his political adversary, Winston Churchill. A Blue Plaque records the fact on a 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.[1] In 1935, Pankhurst commissioned and dedicated a memorial in Woodford High Road to the victims of Italianaerial bombing in Ethiopia, known as the Anti-Air War Memorial.[2]
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Woodford Green Cricket Club was founded in 1735 and is the oldest cricket club in the world that still plays on the original ground[citation needed] alongside the High Road. The club has teams for all age groups with the senior teams playing in the Hamro Essex League.
Woodford Green is represented by the Monkhams electoral ward in the London Borough of Redbridge. It ranks as one of the highest income areas of Greater London.[3]
Winston Churchill Twice Prime Minister, was MP for Epping (1924-1945) and, subsequently, Wanstead and Woodford (1945-1964) both of which included Woodford. He is commemorated by a statue on Woodford Green.
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:
^Joe Curtis (31 August 2011). "WOODFORD GREEN: Rearrest of 'former News of the World managing editor'". Epping Forest Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Woodford Green news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Woodford Green is an area of Woodford in East London England within the London Borough of Redbridge It adjoins Buckhurst Hill to the north Woodford Bridge to the east South Woodford to the south and Chingford to the west Epping Forest runs through Woodford Green in the west of the area 9 4 miles 15 1 km north east of Charing Cross Woodford GreenWoodford Green BroadwayWoodford GreenLocation within Greater LondonOS grid referenceTQ405915London boroughRedbridgeWaltham ForestCeremonial countyGreater LondonRegionLondonCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townWOODFORD GREENPostcode districtIG8Dialling code020PoliceMetropolitanFireLondonAmbulanceLondonUK ParliamentChingford and Woodford GreenLondon AssemblyHavering and RedbridgeNorth EastList of places UK England London 51 36 18 N 0 01 12 E 51 605 N 0 020 E 51 605 0 020Woodford Green from a postcard sent in 1913It was a hamlet in the ancient parish of Woodford in the historic county of Essex becoming an urban district in 1894 For administrative purposes this merged with the Wanstead Urban District to form the Wanstead and Woodford Urban District in 1934 In 1965 the urban district became part of the London Borough of Redbridge Contents 1 Toponymy 2 Politics 3 Sport 3 1 Cricket 3 2 Athletics 4 Education 4 1 Primary schools 4 2 Secondary schools 4 3 Special needs schools 5 Demography 6 Notable people 7 Transport and locale 7 1 Roads and buses 7 2 Nearest places 8 See also 9 ReferencesToponymy EditThe locality takes its name from the Green an area of open common land a part of Epping Forest besides which the area first developed Politics EditWoodford Green is part of the Parliamentary Constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green represented since its creation in 1997 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 lived in Woodford Green the seat of his political adversary Winston Churchill A Blue Plaque records the fact on a 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 1 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 2 Sport EditCricket Edit Woodford Green Cricket Club was founded in 1735 and is the oldest cricket club in the world that still plays on the original ground citation needed alongside the High Road The club has teams for all age groups with the senior teams playing in the Hamro Essex League Athletics Edit 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 citation needed Education EditMain article List of schools in the London Borough of Redbridge Primary schools Edit Avon House Preparatory School Independent Churchfields Infants School Churchfields Junior School Bancroft s Preparatory School Ray Lodge Primary School St Antony s Catholic Primary School St Aubyn s School Woodford Green Preparatory School Wells Primary School Woodford Green Primary St Joseph s Convent School Roding Primary SchoolSecondary schools Edit Bancroft s School Woodford Green Independent Trinity Catholic High School Woodbridge High School Woodford County High School for GirlsSpecial needs schools Edit Hatton SchoolDemography EditWoodford Green is represented by the Monkhams electoral ward in the London Borough of Redbridge It ranks as one of the highest income areas of Greater London 3 Notable people EditSee also Notable individuals associated with Woodford Winston Churchill Twice Prime Minister was MP for Epping 1924 1945 and subsequently Wanstead and Woodford 1945 1964 both of which included Woodford He is commemorated by a statue on Woodford Green Clement Attlee Labour Prime Minister 1945 1951 Nick Browne cricketer Philip Burnell cricketer Winston Churchill Prime Minister 1940 1945 and 1951 1955 Harris Dickinson actor Lynn Fontanne actress James Hilton author Alfred Horsley Hinton photographer Stuart Kuttner managing editor of the News of the World 4 Barry Lamb experimental musician composer Louisa Leaman author Michael Norgrove boxer Kele Okereke Bloc Party musician Sylvia Pankhurst suffragette Tony Robinson actor and TV personality Alan Thurlow organist Kate Williams actress Woodford resident during the making of the TV series Love Thy NeighbourTransport and locale EditRoads and buses Edit 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 Route Number Route Serving in Woodford Green Operator20 Walthamstow Central station to Debden tube station via Whipps Cross Loughton Woodford New Road High Road The Green Go Ahead London179 Chingford Station to Ilford High Road via South Woodford Whitehall Road High Road The Green High Road Woodford Green Stagecoach London275 St James Street railway station to Barkingside Tesco via Highams Park Woodford Chingford Lane Broadmead Road Woodford Station Stagecoach London397 South Chingford Sainsbury s to Debden Broadway via Chingford Loughton Whitehall Road CT PlusW13 Woodford Wells Horse amp Well to Leytonstone station via Wanstead High Road The Green High Road Woodford Green CT Plus See route N55 for a night service N55 Night Bus Woodford Wells Horse amp Well to Oxford Circus via Leytonstone High Road The Green High Road Woodford Green Stagecoach LondonNearest places Edit Chingford South Woodford Woodford Bridge Woodford Wells Wanstead Loughton Leytonstone Roding Valley Barkingside Chigwell Buckhurst Hill Walthamstow Highams Park ClayhallThe nearest London Underground stations are Woodford South Woodford and Roding Valley on the Central line See also EditSt Thomas of Canterbury Church Woodford GreenReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Woodford Green Sylvia Pankhurst in Woodford The Sylvia Pankhurst Festival Retrieved 30 May 2011 Wright Patrick 7 April 2003 The stone bomb Open Democracy Retrieved 30 May 2011 https data london gov uk download indices of deprivation 5f72f768 7092 45b5 accf dc004fa670a9 Indices 20of 20Deprivation 202019 20ward 20level 20summary 20measures 20for 20London pdf bare URL PDF Joe Curtis 31 August 2011 WOODFORD GREEN Rearrest of former News of the World managing editor Epping Forest Guardian Retrieved 2 September 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Woodford Green amp oldid 1134785973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
