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Coordinates: 51°37′52″N 0°00′58″E / 51.631°N 0.016°E
Chingford is a town in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is a suburban development situated 10 miles (16.1 km) northeast of Charing Cross. To the north and east of Chingford is Epping Forest and the boundary with Essex. To the west are the William Girling and King George V reservoirs, known collectively as the Chingford reservoirs, and the River Lea. The Prime Meridian passes through Chingford.
[edit] Landmarks One notable local landmark is Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge. Originally called the Great Standing, it was built for King Henry VIII of England in 1543, and was used as a grandstand to watch the hunting of deer, although it has been heavily altered over time. The building is located on Chingford Plain within Epping Forest and is open to the public. All Saints' Church in Chingford Mount (known locally as The Old Church) dates back to the 12th Century. Directly opposite from the church is Chingford Mount Cemetery, best known today as the burial place of the Kray family.[1] A granite obelisk at Pole Hill was erected in 1824 under the direction of the Astronomer Royal, the Rev. John Pond M.A., to mark true north for the telescopes of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, south of the Thames. It was placed on high ground along the line of the Greenwich Meridian, but when this was recalibrated later in the 19th century the obelisk was deemed to have been erected 19 feet west of the revised meridian line. Today an adjoining triangulation pillar marks the modern line. Friday Hill House Simmons Lane. The present building dating from 1839 was a manor house built and owned by Robert Boothby Heathcote, who was both the lord of the manor and rector of the local church. It was he who paid for the building of the church of St Peter and St Paul in Chingford. He is buried in the Boothby family vault in All Saints churchyard (Chingford Old Church), Old Church Road. The vault was purchased by Robert Boothby (died 1733), who lived in the previous manor house. The present building is now used as a further education centre. Pimp Hall Dovecote, situated in a green area at the bottom of Friday Hill and can be viewed by entering the Pimps Hill Nature Reserve. The dovecote, which had nesting space for 250 birds, belonged to Pimp Hall (Originally Pympe's Hall), one of three manor houses around Chingford. In 1838 the estate was taken over and became part of the Chingford Earls estate. The farmhouse associated with it survived until just before World War II. This dovecote is depicted in the Mosaic. It is the fourth down on the left hand side. There is a local legend telling how on one occasion Charles II was out hunting in Epping Forest and was caught in a snowstorm. He took shelter in Pimp Hall and was so delighted with the food offered him that he jocularly drew his sword and knighted the joint of beef declaring that it was now Sir Loin. Either this story caused the nearby pub on Friday Hill to be called "The Sirloin" or vice versa. [edit] National politicsChingford is within the Chingford and Woodford Green UK Parliament constituency. Famous former MPs include Iain Duncan Smith, Norman Tebbit and Sir Winston Churchill (when Chingford was in the Epping constituency). [edit] Local sport teamsChingford Athletic Football Club was formed as recently as the summer of 2007 and currently play in the Ilford & District Premier Division( feeder for Essex Olympian League)they currently have two mens teams playing in the Ilford & District league and a under 16's in the Echo league. Home ground is at Elmbridge sports club in Fairlop. Chingford's oldest football club is Egbertian FC, formerly Old Egbertian FC which was started by former pupils of the St Egberts College,Chingford. The club was formed in 1928 and is one of the oldest clubs to be affiliated to the Amateur Football Alliance (AFA). The club plays in Amateur Football Combination, which is purported to be the biggest league in the world comprising 103 clubs and some 355 teams. The league places great emphasis on the attitude and spirit that the game is played in while insisting its member clubs maintain these same principles. In season 2006/07 the club won their first cup competition in their club's history when they won the LOB Intermediate Cup. [edit] Local politicsChingford is part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, which also includes the areas of Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone. Chingford consists of six council wards, namely:
Each ward is represented by three councillors; at present all of the councillors in Chingford represent the Conservative Party with the exception of the three members for Hale End and Highams Park who represent the Liberal Democrats. The London Borough of Waltham Forest is presently jointly controlled by the Labour party and the Liberal Democrats. Chingford falls within the North East constituency of the London Assembly, which is currently represented by Jennette Arnold of the Labour party. Chingford and Woodford Green Constituency consists of six wards in the Borough of Waltham Forest and two wards in the Borough of Redbridge. The sitting MP is Iain Duncan Smith (Cons). The Labour Party candidate at the next General Election is Catharine Arakelian. [edit] Transport and locale[edit] Local districts[edit] Nearest places[edit] TransportChingford is served by a railway station which is the terminus of a branch line from Liverpool Street station in the City of London. There is also a station at Highams Park. The town is served by many bus routes, linking it to Walthamstow, Loughton, Leyton and Woodford. The town is also served by the N26 night bus from Trafalgar Square. The North Circular Road skirts the southern part of the town, and gives motorists good access to the north and east of London. The London LOOP walk passes through Chingford on its way from Enfield to Chigwell. Travelling from Enfield to Chingford has difficulties as the closest link is through the reservoirs which usually has much traffic. [edit] List of Chingford bus routes
Also see List of bus routes in London and List of bus routes in Essex. [edit] Nearby railway stations
[edit] Nearby tube stationsThe London Underground stations nearest to Chingford include:
[edit] EducationFurther information: List of Primary Schools in Waltham Forest and List of Secondary Schools in Waltham Forest Chingford secondary schools include: [edit] Notable people
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