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'''Newbury Park''' is a district in [[East London, England|East London]], situated in the [[London Borough of Redbridge]] east of [[Gants Hill]]. The main road is the Eastern Avenue ([[A12 road|A12]]). The main landmark in this town is the station |
'''Newbury Park''' is a district of [[Ilford]] in [[East London, England|East London]], situated in the [[London Borough of Redbridge]] east of [[Gants Hill]]. The main road is the Eastern Avenue ([[A12 road|A12]]), which until the [[1920s]] was a country lane called ''Hatch Lane''. The main landmark in this town is the Tube station whose post-war bus shelter won a prize for architecture in [[1951]]. This was originally opened by the [[Great Eastern Railway]] in [[1903]] on the [[Fairlop Loop]], before being transferred to the [[London Underground]] in [[1947]]. Steam services to [[Ilford station]] ceased at this time. The area, along with the rest of Ilford, was part of [[Essex]] until [[1965]]. |
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At one time, it had two hospitals: the King George V and Ilford Maternity Hospital. They have both been demolished and replaced by blocks of flats, while a new hospital called King George V has been built further east in [[Little Heath, London|Little Heath]]. |
At one time, it had two hospitals: the King George V and Ilford Maternity Hospital. They have both been demolished and replaced by blocks of flats, while a new hospital called King George V has been built further east in [[Little Heath, London|Little Heath]]. |
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Nearby schools include Newbury Park Primary on Perrymans Farm Road, originally opened in 1904 as the Horns Elementary School, and William Torbitt Primary on the Eaatern Avenue, which opened over 70 years ago and survived a hit by a WWII bomb on the top tower. The Oaks Park High School, located at the eastern end of Perrymans Farm Road, opened in 2001, is a music college, and its sixth form opened a couple of years ago. |
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| ⚫ | The area has two synagogues: a constituent of the [[United Synagogue]] (orthodox), and the South West Essex [[Reform Judaism|Reform Jewish]] synagogue. A third synagogue, the [[Barkingside]] [[Progressive Synagogue]], is, despite its name, also in Newbury Park.The area also has a number of Churches. |
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==Nearest station== |
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Revision as of 10:40, 28 May 2008
Newbury Park is a district of Ilford in East London, situated in the London Borough of Redbridge east of Gants Hill. The main road is the Eastern Avenue (A12), which until the 1920s was a country lane called Hatch Lane. The main landmark in this town is the Tube station whose post-war bus shelter won a prize for architecture in 1951. This was originally opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1903 on the Fairlop Loop, before being transferred to the London Underground in 1947. Steam services to Ilford station ceased at this time. The area, along with the rest of Ilford, was part of Essex until 1965.
At one time, it had two hospitals: the King George V and Ilford Maternity Hospital. They have both been demolished and replaced by blocks of flats, while a new hospital called King George V has been built further east in Little Heath.
Nearby schools include Newbury Park Primary on Perrymans Farm Road, originally opened in 1904 as the Horns Elementary School, and William Torbitt Primary on the Eaatern Avenue, which opened over 70 years ago and survived a hit by a WWII bomb on the top tower. The Oaks Park High School, located at the eastern end of Perrymans Farm Road, opened in 2001, is a music college, and its sixth form opened a couple of years ago.
The area has two synagogues: a constituent of the United Synagogue (orthodox), and the South West Essex Reform Jewish synagogue. A third synagogue, the Barkingside Progressive Synagogue, is, despite its name, also in Newbury Park. The area also has a number of Churches.
The name Newbury for this part of Essex was first recorded in 1348.
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Nearby places
Aldborough Hatch, Barkingside, Gants Hill, Seven Kings, Ilford
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