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Encyclopedia > Wanstead
Wanstead
OS grid reference TQ405885
London borough Redbridge
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region London
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LONDON
Postcode district E11
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
UK Parliament Leyton & Wanstead
London Assembly Havering and Redbridge
European Parliament London
List of places: UKEnglandLondon

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Wanstead is a suburban area in the London Borough of Redbridge, East London. The main road going through Wanstead is the A12. The name is from the Anglo-Saxon words wænn and stede, meaning "settlement on a small hill"; the name is first recorded circa 1050. The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough in North East London, England. ... The A12 is a major road in England, a trunk road for most of its length, running from London to Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. ... Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon[1], Old English: ) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ... Leofric becomes Bishop of Exeter Hedeby is sacked by King Harald Hardraade of Norway during the course of a conflict with King Eric Estridsson of Denmark. ...


Wanstead High Street is distinctive because of its many independent retailers, attracting shoppers from a wide area. Public houses include The George (which began life as the George and Dragon in the 18th century), The Cuckfield, Russells, and Bar Room Bar ("BRB").


Wanstead is home to a large comprehensive school, Wanstead High School. There are five primary schools in Wanstead: Our Lady of Lourdes, Wanstead Church School, Nightingale, Snaresbrook and St. Joseph's which is an all-girls' private school.


The town has a largely suburban feel, containing open grasslands such as Wanstead Flats, and the woodland of Wanstead Park (part of Epping Forest). The park, with artificial lakes, was originally part of the estate of a large stately home Wanstead House, one of the finest Palladian mansions in Britain, from its size and splendour nicknamed the English Versailles, and the architectural inspiration for Mansion House, London. It was demolished after the bankruptcy of the owner, William Wellesley-Long, in 1824. // Wanstead Park is located in the London Borough of Redbridge, near to Wanstead. ... Epping Forest is an area of ancient woodland in south-east England, straddling the border between north-east Greater London and Essex. ... // Wanstead Park is located in the London Borough of Redbridge, near to Wanstead. ... This article is about the city of Versailles. ... Mansion House An early 19th century banquet in the Egyptian Hall at the Mansion House A public session at the Mansion House, London (c. ...


It is also home to Wanstead Golf club, which has hosted many of the major events in the Essex County calendar. A notable landmark towards the northern edge of Wanstead is the former Wanstead Hospital building, now a housing complex. Wanstead Hospital was a former NHS hospital situated on Hermon Hill in Snaresbrook, not far from Wanstead in north-east London. ...


It was part of Essex until 1965, when Greater London was created. Other places in East London formerly of Essex County such as Ilford and Romford were placed into London Boroughs along with Wanstead. Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Essex County is in Ontario: see Essex County, Ontario or Essex County is the name of several counties in the United States: Essex County, Massachusetts Essex County, New Jersey Essex County, New York Essex County, Vermont Essex County, Virginia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists... Ilford is a district of the London Borough of Redbridge in east London, England. ... , Romford is a large suburban town in Greater London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Havering. ...

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Transport and locale

Nearest places

Snaresbrook is a place in the London Borough of Redbridge. ... Redbridge is a place in the London Borough of Redbridge. ... This article is about Woodford in London, England. ... Walthamstow is an area of north-east London, England in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. ... Leyton is a place in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, situated on the Prime Meridian and north of the River Thames. ...

Nearest tube stations

Leytonstone tube station is on the Central Line of the London Underground, on the boundary of Zones 3 and 4. ... Redbridge tube station is a London Underground station in Redbridge, on the Hainault loop of the Central Line, in Zone 4. ... Snaresbrook station is a London Underground station on the Central Line, located in Snaresbrook. ... Wanstead tube station is a London Underground station on the Hainault branch of the Central Line in Zone 4. ...

Nearest railway stations

Manor Park railway station is a railway station in Manor Park in the London Borough of Newham in East London. ... Leytonstone High Road railway station is a train station in Leytonstone, London in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, between Leyton Midland Road and Wanstead Park. ... Wanstead Park is a station on the Gospel Oak to Barking line in Zone 3, between Leytonstone High Road and Woodgrange Park. ... // Wanstead Park is located in the London Borough of Redbridge, near to Wanstead. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Wanstead Flats is the southern-most portion of Epping Forest in east London. ...

Trivia

Although The George is not a particularly old building, there has been a pub on that site for hundreds of years. Set in to the side of the pub is a plaque dating from 1752 which was formerly part of an older pub building. The plaque is inscribed with the eccentrically spelled verse: Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...

In Memory of
Ye Cherry Pey
As cost 1/2 a Guiney
Ye 17 of July
That day we had good cheer
I hope to so do maney a Year
R C 1752 D Jerry[1]

There are various local legends explaining this curious plaque, including a tale of the theft of a cherry pie by local workmen who were caught and fined half a guinea (52.5p). However the most likely explanantion is that it was placed there by the landlord of 1752, David Jersey (corrupted by centuries of repainting and re-cutting the inscription to D Jerry on the plaque), commemorating a feast which included a huge cherry pie. Monstrous pies were a feature of 18th-century Essex rural festivals; the Tollesbury Gooseberry Pie festival is still in existence, and other inns around the edge of Epping Forest were famed for pies (rabbit pie at The Reindeer, Loughton, now Warren House, and pigeon pie at The King's Head, Chigwell). Wanstead was well-known for its cherry orchards as late as the 1830s, when they were mentioned by poet Thomas Hood, who lived in Wanstead 1832-5. A homemade cherry pie with a lattice top. ... For other places with the same name, see Loughton (disambiguation). ... Chigwell is a civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex. ... Thomas Hood Thomas Hood (May 23, 1799 - May 3, 1845) was a British humorist and poet. ...


Notable Residents

Jessie Wallace (born Karen Wallace on September 25, 1971) is a British actress who trained at the The Poor School. ...

References

  1. ^ Plaque details accessed 24 Apr 2007
  • Pewsey, S (2005), The Wanstead Cherry Pie Stone, Wanstead Historical Society

See also

Parts of Wanstead and Leytonstone or Leytonstonia which declared independence from the UK as part of the M11 link road protest in 1994 See the Declaration of Independence at http://geocities. ... 241 (Wanstead and Woodford) Squadron ATC was formed on the 3rd February 1941 and is currently one of the largest squadron in the Air Training Corps with approximately 160 cadets and 20 adult staff. ...

External links

  • Wanstead: A History
  • Woodhouse Players - A local amateur dramatics group

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