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Coordinates: 51°36′17″N 0°01′39″E / 51.60482°N 0.02742°E
Woodford Green is part of the North East London suburb of Woodford, on the edge of Epping Forest, mostly within the London Borough of Redbridge with a small part on the western side of the green within the London Borough of Waltham Forest (this area is known as Woodford Side).
[edit] HistoryWoodford Green is part of Woodford, which includes areas such as Woodford Wells and Woodford Bridge. The article about the history of Woodford includes detailed information on Woodford Green. [edit] RailwaysThe Great Eastern Railway (GER) line to Loughton (and later Ongar) was opened in 1856 and with it Woodford station. This led to the construction of many houses in the area, some of which were the grand houses of successful London merchants and bankers. The higher quality housing constructed in the area was due to the "fare-policy" of the GER, which kept the fares on the Loughton Branch higher than on the comparable Enfield and Chingford branches, where a "low-fare policy" was pursued. Further estates were built from the late 1920s onwards until the 1950s, covering most of the land still available for building. The former GER Ongar branch became part of the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923, and later part of London Transport's Central Line, with the section through Woodford opening in 1947. As part of the electrification of the Loughton & Ongar branch and subsequent takeover by London Transport, the level-crossing at Woodford station (and with it Snakes Lane) was closed, being replaced in 1947 by a re-aligned Broadmead Road with a viaduct over the railway. [edit] PoliticsThe parliamentary constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green is represented by Iain Duncan Smith, who led the Conservative Party from 2001 to 2003. Iain Duncan Smith is a successor of Winston Churchill, who was also MP for this area. Churchill is commemorated by a statue on the Green at Woodford. In the 1920s and 1930s, Clement Attlee, later Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Labour, 1945-1951) had a residence in Woodford Green, the seat of his opponent, Winston Churchill. A blue plaque to that effect resides on his house in Monkhams Avenue. [edit] EducationMain article: List of schools in the London Borough of Redbridge [edit] Primary schools
[edit] Secondary schools
[edit] Special needs schools
[edit] Notable individuals associated with Woodford Green
[edit] TriviaThe Castle, a former inn and now a Harvester restaurant near the Green, is where David Beckham first dated Victoria Adams However they never went inside as they did not want to be spotted together.[1]. [edit] Transport and locale
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 bus routes also connect Woodford Green with nearby major towns:
The nearest London Underground stations are Woodford, South woodford and Roding Valley on the Central Line. [edit] See also[edit] Notes
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