Ardleigh Green
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Ardleigh Green shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | TQ535895 |
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| – Charing Cross | 15.5 mi (24.9 km) WSW |
| London borough | Havering |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HORNCHURCH |
| Postcode district | RM11 |
| Dialling code | 01708 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Hornchurch and Upminster |
| London Assembly | Havering and Redbridge |
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Ardleigh Green /ˈɑːrdli/ is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Havering, United Kingdom, and part of the Hornchurch post town. It is a suburban and predominantly residential development.
Ardleigh Green has a small set of shops and London Bus services to Hornchurch, Gidea Park and Romford. It was known as "Hardley Green" until at least the early 17th century.[1]
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Toponymy
The name Ardleigh is a corruption of an older name, Haddeleye, meaning "heath clearing" or "clearing where heather grows" from the Old English hæth and lēah. It was still referred to as "Hardley Green" as late as 1883 when the name appeared in an Ordnance Survey map of the area.[2]
Education
Ardleigh Green has a combined junior and primary school, as well as Havering College of Further and Higher Education.
Transport
The nearest railway stations are:
References
- ↑ Powell, W.R. "A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7". Retrieved 2 January 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Mills, A.D. (2010). A Dictionary of London Place-Names. Oxford University Press. p. 8. ISBN 9780199566785.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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