Noak Hill

Noak Hill
Noak Hill
Noak Hill shown within Greater London
OS grid reference TQ545935
London borough
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ROMFORD
Postcode district RM3, RM4
Dialling code 01708
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
UK Parliament
London Assembly

Noak Hill is a village in the London Borough of Havering, 17.1 miles northeast of Charing Cross.

History

Noak Hill was a ward in the ancient parish of Hornchurch. By the 16th century it had come under the control of the Romford vestry and was included in the newly created Romford civil parish in 1849. From 1895 Noak Hill became a separate civil parish and had its own parish council until 1934.[1]

The name "Noak" is a corruption of the Middle English atten oak meaning "at the oak [tree]".[2]

Geography

Noak Hill is situated on hilly terrain in the far northeastern edge of Greater London with the M25 motorway being the boundary. The village consists of various period homes, many of which are listed buildings, a 19th-century church and scattered farms. It is located immediately north of the post-war estate of Harold Hill and east of Havering-atte-Bower.

Transport

The village is served by London buses 256 (to Hornchurch), 294 (to Romford) and 499 (to Romford or Gallows Corner).

References

  1. ↑ http://www.friendsofdagnampark.org.uk/lingham-intro.htm
  2. ↑ Reaney, P.H. (1960). The Origin of English Place-Names. Routledge and Kegan Paul. p. 37.


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