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Romford is a large suburban town in northeast London,[2] England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering. It is located 14.1 miles (22.7 km) northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.[3]It was historically a market town in the county of Essex[4] and formed the administrative centre of the liberty of Havering, until it was dissolved in 1892.
Purley is a place in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It is a suburban development situated 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south of Charing Cross. The name derives from "pirlea", which means 'Peartree lea'. Purley has a population of about 72,000.
Uxbridge (pronounced /ˈʌksbrɪdʒ/) is a large suburban town in northwest London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is located 15 miles (24.1 km) west-northwest of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.
Epping is a small market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-east of Loughton, 4.6 miles (7.4 km) south of Harlow and 10.9 miles (17.5 km) north-west of Brentwood.
The town retains a rural appearance being surrounded by Epping Forest and working farmland, and has many very old buildings, many of which are Grade I and II listed buildings.
Hillingdon is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is a suburban development situated 14.2 miles (22.8 km) west of Charing Cross.
Hillingdon was an ancient parish, and had within it the chapelry of Uxbridge, which became a separate civil parish in 1866. In 1894, under the Local Government Act 1894,
Ruislip (pronounced /ˈraɪslɪp/ RYE-slip) is an area in North-West London, England and it is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Ruislip High Street features many well known brands including franchised coffee houses, fast food outlets, restaurants, hairdressers, bakers and supermarkets; there are also various local businesses with branches throughout the surrounding local area as well as in Ruislip.
The London Borough of Havering ( pronunciation (help•info)) is a London borough inNorth East London, England and forms part of Outer London. The principal town in Havering is Romford and the other main communities are Hornchurch, Upminster and Rainham.
Bexley is an area of South East London in the London Borough of Bexley, London, England. It is located on the banks of the River Cray south of the Roman Road, Watling Street.
Kingston upon Thames is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London. It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned and is now a suburb situated 10 miles (16.1 km) south west of Charing Cross. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.
Hampton is a suburban area, centred on an old village on the north bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in England. Formerly it was in the county of Middlesex, which was formerly also its postal county. The population is about 9,500. It is served by Hampton railway station.
The Anglo-Saxon parish of Hampton included present-day Hampton, Hampton Hill, Hampton Wick and Hampton Court which together are called The Hamptons.
Surbiton railway station is a National Rail station in Surbiton, south west London, in theKingston upon Thames. The station is managed and served by South West Trains, and is inTravelcard Zone 6. It is considered to be one of the finest modernist stations in Great Britain[2]and is a Grade II listed building .
Successive renamings of the station were Kingston Junction in late 1852, Surbiton and Kingston in 1863 when the present Kingston railway stationopened on the branch line, and Surbiton in 1867.
Debden is a suburb of the town of Loughton, in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. It takes its name from the ancient manor of Debden, which lay at its northern end.[1] The area is predominantly residential, but is also the location of Epping Forest College, East 15 Acting School and the De La Rue printing works.
Elm Park is a place in the London Borough of Havering, in east London, England. It is a suburban development situated 14.3 miles (23.0 km) east north-east of Charing Cross. Unlike the nearby suburbs of Upminster and Hornchurch, Elm Park was not developed until after the arrival of the electrified District Line in 1935.
Hatch End is a place in the London Borough of Harrow, located 13 miles (21 km) north west of Charing Cross in Central London.
South Ruislip is a town in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
The population, according to the 2001 UK census, was 10,823.
Polish fighter pilots during in the Battle of Britain were based at RAF Northolt, the Polish War Memorial was built later after the conflict.
Hornchurch is a large suburban town in northeast London, England and part of the London Borough of Havering. It is located 15.2 miles (24.5 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan.[2] It comprises a number of shopping streets and a large residential area. It historically formed a large ancient parish in the county of Essex that became the liberty of Havering.
Loughton (pronounced /ˈlaʊtən/) is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex. It is located between 11 and 13 miles (21 km) north east of Charing Cross in London, south of the M25 and west of the M11 motorway and has boundaries with Chingford,Buckhurst Hill, Theydon Bois, Waltham Abbey, and Chigwell.
Northwood is an suburban area in North-West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Northwood is recorded in 1435 as Northwode, formed from the Old English 'north' and 'wode', meaning 'the northern wood', in relation to Ruislip.
Northwood Hills is a suburb of London in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Northwood Hills, London, England, is the suburb surrounding Northwood Hills tube stationon the Metropolitan line of the London Underground. It is situated in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
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