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  Woodford Green Location withinGreater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ405915 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WOODFORD GREEN |
| Postcode district | IG8 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
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| 51°36′18″N0°01′12″E / 51.605°N 0.020°E /51.605; 0.020 | |
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Woodford Green is an area ofWoodford in East LondonEngland, within theLondon Borough of Redbridge. It adjoinsBuckhurst Hill to the north,Woodford Bridge to the east,South Woodford to the south, andChingford to the west.Epping Forest runs through Woodford Green in the west of the area, 9.4 miles (15.1 km) north-east ofCharing Cross.
It was a hamlet in theancient parish of Woodford, in thehistoric county ofEssex, becoming anurban district in 1894. For administrative purposes, this merged with theWanstead Urban District to form theWanstead and Woodford Urban District in 1934. In 1965, the urban district became part of theLondon Borough of Redbridge.
The locality takes its name from theGreen, an area of open common land—a part of Epping Forest—beside which the area first developed.
Woodford Green is part of theParliamentary constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green, represented since its creation in 1997 byIain Duncan Smith,leader of theConservative Party from 2001 to 2003. He wasSecretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2010 to 2016. Duncan Smith is a successor of SirWinston Churchill, who was also MP for this area and is commemorated by a statue on Woodford Green erected in 1959.
In the 1920s and 1930s,Clement Attlee, laterLabourPrime Minister from 1945 to 1951, lived in Woodford Green, the seat of his political adversary, Winston Churchill. Ablue plaque records the fact on a house in Monkhams Avenue.
Sylvia Pankhurst lived in Woodford Green from 1924 to 1956, originally in the High Road, and from 1933 in Charteris Road.[1] In 1935, Pankhurst commissioned and dedicated a memorial in Woodford High Road to the victims of Italianaerial bombing in Ethiopia, known as theAnti-Air War Memorial.[2]
Woodford Green Cricket Club was founded in 1735. It plays alongside the High Road. The club has teams for all age groups with the senior teams playing in the Hamro Essex League.
Woodford Green with Essex Ladies is one of the leading British athletics clubs and is based at Ashton Fields. The club topped Division 1 of theBritish Athletics League for the first time in 2005.
Woodford Green is represented by the Monkhams electoral ward in the London Borough of Redbridge. It ranks as one of the highest income areas of Greater London.[3]
The A104 runs through Woodford Green and forms its High Street while Chigwell Road, the A113, runs along the east side with Broadmead Road connecting the two. Woodford Green is served byWoodford tube station.
VariousLondon Buses routes also connect Woodford Green with nearby major towns:
| Route Number | Route | Serving in Woodford Green | Operator |
| 20 | Walthamstow Central station  toDebden tube station viaWhipps Cross,Loughton | Woodford New Road, High Road (The Green) | Stagecoach London |
| 179 | Chingford Station toIlfordHigh Road viaSouth Woodford | Whitehall Road, High Road (The Green), High Road Woodford Green | Stagecoach London |
| 275 | St James Street railway station toBarkingsideTesco viaHighams Park,Woodford | Chingford Lane, Broadmead Road, Woodford Station | Stagecoach London |
| 397 | South ChingfordSainsbury's toDebdenBroadway viaChingford,Loughton | Whitehall Road | Stagecoach London |
| W13 | Woodford WellsHorse & Well toLeytonstone station viaWanstead | High Road (The Green), High Road Woodford Green | Stagecoach London(See route N55 for a night service) |
| N55 Night Bus | Woodford WellsHorse & Well toOxford Circus viaLeytonstone | High Road (The Green), High Road Woodford Green | Stagecoach London |
The nearestLondon Underground stations areWoodford,South Woodford andRoding Valley on theCentral line.
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