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Highams Park
Highams Park is a district in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England, near Epping Forest and 8.1 miles (13 km) northeast of Charing Cross.
The earliest recorded settlement was a small Saxon one near this location in the Great Forest of Waltham. Vikings are thought to have arrived here after sailing up the River Lea. The Saxon lord, Haldane, is noted as possessing lands stretching from the Lea marshes to the highest point in the forest. He relinquished these lands after the Norman Invasion of 1066. By the beginning of the 14th century, the renamed Manor of Higham Bensted(e) was divided into two, with the smaller manor of Salisbury Hall including Chapel End and Hale End.. Historically, it has been in the county of Essex, and part of Walthamstow parish and municipal borough. It is primarily a residential area, with mainly Victorian and 1930s terraced houses.
Highams Park is part of the Chingford and Woodford Green constituency for elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
Highams Park is covered by the Hale End and Highams Park South and Hatch Lane and Highams Park North wards for elections to Waltham Forest London Borough Council.
The entire Highams Park area was once known as Hale End, as evidenced by the names of Hale End Library and the Halex factory.
Although postcode areas are not intended to define districts, it can be said that Hale End approximates to the part of Highams Park which shares the postal district of IG8 with Woodford Green. The rest of Highams Park falls within the Chingford postal district, E4. The park from which the area is named is partially located within the IG8 postcode area.
There are two main sports grounds in Highams Park, Jubilee Sports Ground (formerly Truman's Sports Ground) and Rolls Park. Jubilee is situated off The Avenue, and Waltham Forest Council now owns it. It is mainly used for football, with local teams and youth teams training and playing on the field and astro-turf. The ground is not open to the public. Rolls Park is slightly bigger and is open to the public. The field is used mainly for football and cricket. There is also a tennis club and a small gym at the edges of the field. West Essex football and cricket clubs also own a bar and a clubroom.
There is another Tennis club (Whitehalls) situated on Larkshall Road. Highams Park Lake is used for Kayaking by members of The Scout Association.
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Highams Park
Highams Park is a district in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England, near Epping Forest and 8.1 miles (13 km) northeast of Charing Cross.
The earliest recorded settlement was a small Saxon one near this location in the Great Forest of Waltham. Vikings are thought to have arrived here after sailing up the River Lea. The Saxon lord, Haldane, is noted as possessing lands stretching from the Lea marshes to the highest point in the forest. He relinquished these lands after the Norman Invasion of 1066. By the beginning of the 14th century, the renamed Manor of Higham Bensted(e) was divided into two, with the smaller manor of Salisbury Hall including Chapel End and Hale End.. Historically, it has been in the county of Essex, and part of Walthamstow parish and municipal borough. It is primarily a residential area, with mainly Victorian and 1930s terraced houses.
Highams Park is part of the Chingford and Woodford Green constituency for elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
Highams Park is covered by the Hale End and Highams Park South and Hatch Lane and Highams Park North wards for elections to Waltham Forest London Borough Council.
The entire Highams Park area was once known as Hale End, as evidenced by the names of Hale End Library and the Halex factory.
Although postcode areas are not intended to define districts, it can be said that Hale End approximates to the part of Highams Park which shares the postal district of IG8 with Woodford Green. The rest of Highams Park falls within the Chingford postal district, E4. The park from which the area is named is partially located within the IG8 postcode area.
There are two main sports grounds in Highams Park, Jubilee Sports Ground (formerly Truman's Sports Ground) and Rolls Park. Jubilee is situated off The Avenue, and Waltham Forest Council now owns it. It is mainly used for football, with local teams and youth teams training and playing on the field and astro-turf. The ground is not open to the public. Rolls Park is slightly bigger and is open to the public. The field is used mainly for football and cricket. There is also a tennis club and a small gym at the edges of the field. West Essex football and cricket clubs also own a bar and a clubroom.
There is another Tennis club (Whitehalls) situated on Larkshall Road. Highams Park Lake is used for Kayaking by members of The Scout Association.