Havering Country Park
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Havering Country Park is a varied environment open space in northeast London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, England. It includes 100 acre (0.404686 km²) of woodland.

It is one of three large parklands in Havering-atte-Bower
Havering-atte-Bower
Havering-atte-Bower is a village and outlying settlement of the London Borough of Havering, located 15 miles northeast of Charing Cross and close to the Greater London boundary. It was one of three former parishes whose area comprised the historic Royal Liberty of Havering...

, the others are Bedfords Park
Bedfords Park
Bedfords Park is a park in Havering-atte-Bower in the London Borough of Havering.It is one of three large parklands in Havering-atte-Bower, the others are Havering Country Park and Pyrgo Park....

 and Pyrgo Park
Pyrgo Park
Pyrgo Park is a park at Havering-atte-Bower in the London Borough of Havering, in northeast London, England. It is the site of Pirgo Palace, built before 1540 and demolished by 1814; and of Pyrgo House, built 1841, which lasted less than a century...

.

The area of the park was formerly part of the estate of Havering Palace
Havering Palace
Havering Palace was one of the many royal residences in England. It was located in the village of Havering-atte-Bower in what is now the London Borough of Havering...

.

The land was purchased by the Greater London Council
Greater London Council
The Greater London Council was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council which had covered a much smaller area...

 and opened to the public in 1975, with ownership transferring the Havering London Borough Council
Havering London Borough Council
Havering London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Havering in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Havering is divided into 18 wards, each electing three councillors...

in 1986.

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