| Hackbridge | |
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 2013 apartment building in London Road oppositeHackbridge railway station | |
  Hackbridge Location withinGreater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ285685 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WALLINGTON |
| Postcode district | SM6 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
| 51°22′26″N0°09′03″W / 51.3738°N 0.1509°W /51.3738; -0.1509 | |
Hackbridge is a suburb in theLondon Borough of Sutton, south-west London, just over two miles north-east of the town ofSutton itself. It is 8.8 miles (15 km) south-west ofCharing Cross.
Hackbridge is part of theCarshalton and Wallington constituency for elections to theHouse of Commons of the United Kingdom.
Hackbridge is part of theHackbridge ward for elections toSutton London Borough Council.[1]
The district takes its name from Hack Bridge, a bridge over theRiver Wandle, which serves the area. The origin of the name is obscure; it may mean "Haka's bridge", or "bridge of thehogs". Early versions includeHakebridge,Hagbridge andHogbridge.[2]
TheLondon Borough of Sutton is working to make Hackbridge the "UK's first truly sustainable suburb". There has been a regeneration scheme in Hackbridge which has a number of developments on many sites. These are mentioned as part of theHackbridge Regeneration. Detailed plans include proposals for new eco-friendly homes, more shops, leisure and community facilities, jobs, sustainable transport and pedestrian/cycle initiatives, improved networks and open spaces.[3]
A key part of this is a £150m plan to redevelop the one million square foot former Felnex industrial estate, which in 2016 gained redevelopment approval from the Greater London Authority.[4] The development, described as "one of the greenest places to live in the UK", is to be centred on a public square and will see 725 homes built, as well as a new supermarket, doctor's surgery, care home, offices and workshops, additional shops and a bus interchange. Work was expected to begin as soon as detailed consent was obtained for the first phase, which was expected to be in early 2013.[5]
One of the housing developments is the Barratt-built New Mill Quarter which is providing 440 new homes with commercial and retail space. It is the largest new residential development in the area.[6]
Hackbridge has already achieved success in its green agenda in the form of theBedZED (Beddington Zero Energy Development) eco-friendly housing development, around 500 yards north ofHackbridge railway station, which is in Zone 4. Designed to createzero carbon emissions, it was the first large scale community to do so.[7] BedZED utilises a number of innovative technologies to enable it to operate with zero energy use. It has attracted wide interest over the past decade since it was built, and, among other examples of recognition, it was shortlisted for theStirling Prize for architecture in 2003. Key features of BedZED include:
Hackbridge is located three miles away from the town of Mitcham and is located 1.3 miles away from the area of Wallington
Hackbridge is located on theRiver Wandle in theLondon Borough of Sutton, about almost three miles north east of the town ofSutton itself.
Hackbridge has a fairly wide range of architecture, but is mainly Edwardian and early 20th century in the central shopping area with surrounding suburbs inTudorbethansemi-detached style - a number ofPost War Modernist social housing schemes have been demolished in recent years.[8]
There are also a number of 21st century buildings, the most notable being the environmentally-friendlyBedZED development (see above); but a further example is the large and just completed (in 2013) Centrale apartment building (see photo) located in London Road, opposite the railway station. The formerDurand Close Council estate is also being regenerated as a mixed tenure development[9] by the Lavender Housing Partnership over the period 2003–2018.[10]
The parish church of Hackbridge was built in 1931 (see photo of interior). The architect was H.P. Burke-Downing, and it is located oppositeBedZED on the London Road.
Beddington Park, through which theRiver Wandle flows, is a quarter of a mile (400 metres) south ofHackbridge railway station. It is nearly 100 acres (40 hectares) in size and is maintained by the London Borough of Sutton. It was originally part of the Deer Park attached to Carew Manor, a grand country house built in the Tudor period, which stands to this day. It is a large area of open grassland with small clumps of trees, with an area of more formal gardens near the Grange restaurant, as well as the lake and pond. The main lake in the south west of the park was originally a mill pond. There are many paths and a number of ornamental bridges (see photo), which cross the stream which feeds the lake: this is part of the River Wandle (a Thames tributary), and the park is on the Wandle Trail. Part of the park is managed as a wildlife site.
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Hackbridge railway station is served by train services toLondon Victoria,London Blackfriars,London Bridge,Sutton,Wimbledon,London St Pancras,St Albans andLuton. Trains are operated byThameslink andSouthern. The station is in Travel Card Zone 4 and the journey time to London Victoria is 25 minutes.
Hackbridge is served byTransport for London bus routes:80,127 and151.[13]
The nearestTramlink stop to Hackbridge is at Mitcham Junction. Trams go toWimbledon andCroydon.
Hackbridge was home to the first country dogs'[clarification needed] home, opened by the Duke and Duchess of Portland in 1898.[14]
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