Woodford Green
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| Woodford Green | |
| Essex | |
|---|---|
 Woodford Green Broadway | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ405915 |
| Location: | 51°36’18"N, -0°1’12"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Woodford Green |
| Postcode: | IG8 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Redbridge / Waltham Forest |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Chingford and Woodford Green |
Woodford Green is a suburban village by Woodford in Essex. It adjoins Buckhurst Hill to the north, Woodford Bridge to the east, South Woodford to the south, and Chingford to the west. Epping Forest runs through Woodford Green in the west of the area.
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This was a hamlet in the ancient parish of Woodford, becoming an 'urban district' in 1894.
The locality takes its name from the Green, an area of open common land—a part of Epping Forest—beside which the area first developed.
Sport
- Cricket: Woodford Green Cricket Club, founded in 1735. It plays alongside the High Road.
- Athletics: Woodford Green with Essex Ladies, based at Ashton Fields
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