Ardleigh Green

Ardleigh Green
Ardleigh Green
 Ardleigh Green shown within Greater London
OS grid referenceTQ535895
    Charing Cross 15.5 mi (24.9 km)  WSW
London borough Havering
Ceremonial county Greater London
RegionLondon
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town HORNCHURCH
Postcode district RM11
Dialling code 01708
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
UK ParliamentHornchurch and Upminster
London Assembly Havering and Redbridge
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Coordinates: 51°35′00″N 0°12′59″E / 51.5833°N 0.2165°E / 51.5833; 0.2165

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]

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

  1. Powell, W.R. "A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7". Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  2. Mills, A.D. (2010). A Dictionary of London Place-Names. Oxford University Press. p. 8. ISBN 9780199566785.


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