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Sewardstone
Sewardstone is a hamlet in the parish of Waltham Abbey, in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. It is located south of the main built-up area of Waltham Abbey, lying between Epping Forest, Chingford and Enfield. It is 11.6 miles north-northeast of Central London and is in the London commuter belt.
The name of the hamlet is derived from "Seward’s ton", with 'ton' meaning a farmstead.
Settlement at Sewardstone could date back to the Iron Age, indicated by the discovery of a dugout canoe.
Sewardstone formed part of the ancient parish of Waltham Holy Cross. It was one of the four ancient subdivisions of the parish. Sewardstone was the only part of the parish of Waltham Holy Cross that had not formed part of the manor of Waltham and instead formed the Sewardstone manor. Waltham Abbey owned most of the land in the parish from the 12th century. The whole parish adopted the Public Health Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 63) in 1850 which created the Waltham Holy Cross Local Board of Health. The hamlet was recorded as being 3,022 acres (12.23 km2) in 1888.
In 1874 the Waltham school board built a school at Sewardstone with about 100 places. Attendance declined after the First World War and it closed in 1939.
In 1934, an area near Yardley House of 58 acres with a population of 23 (in 1931) was transferred from Sewardstone to Chingford.
In 2013 a new community of 119 homes was built at Gillwell Hill on the boundary with Chingford. The land was formerly used as kennels for the greyhound racing at Walthamstow Stadium.
There are three tiers of local government for Sewardstone. The parish council is Waltham Abbey Town Council, the district council is Epping Forest District Council and the county council is Essex County Council.
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Sewardstone
Sewardstone is a hamlet in the parish of Waltham Abbey, in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. It is located south of the main built-up area of Waltham Abbey, lying between Epping Forest, Chingford and Enfield. It is 11.6 miles north-northeast of Central London and is in the London commuter belt.
The name of the hamlet is derived from "Seward’s ton", with 'ton' meaning a farmstead.
Settlement at Sewardstone could date back to the Iron Age, indicated by the discovery of a dugout canoe.
Sewardstone formed part of the ancient parish of Waltham Holy Cross. It was one of the four ancient subdivisions of the parish. Sewardstone was the only part of the parish of Waltham Holy Cross that had not formed part of the manor of Waltham and instead formed the Sewardstone manor. Waltham Abbey owned most of the land in the parish from the 12th century. The whole parish adopted the Public Health Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 63) in 1850 which created the Waltham Holy Cross Local Board of Health. The hamlet was recorded as being 3,022 acres (12.23 km2) in 1888.
In 1874 the Waltham school board built a school at Sewardstone with about 100 places. Attendance declined after the First World War and it closed in 1939.
In 1934, an area near Yardley House of 58 acres with a population of 23 (in 1931) was transferred from Sewardstone to Chingford.
In 2013 a new community of 119 homes was built at Gillwell Hill on the boundary with Chingford. The land was formerly used as kennels for the greyhound racing at Walthamstow Stadium.
There are three tiers of local government for Sewardstone. The parish council is Waltham Abbey Town Council, the district council is Epping Forest District Council and the county council is Essex County Council.