The London Borough of Havering

London Borough of Havering

The London Borough of Havering is a London borough in North East London, England and forms part of Outer London. The principal town in Havering is Romford and the other main communities are Hornchurch, Upminster and Rainham. The borough is mainly characterised by suburban development with large...

 is a London borough

London borough

The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Inner London comprises twelve of these boroughs plus the City of London. Outer London comprises the twenty remaining boroughs of Greater London.-Functions:...

 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. Part of Outer London

Outer London

Outer London is the name for the group of London Boroughs that form a ring around Inner London.These were areas that were not part of the County of London and became formally part of Greater London in 1965...

, much of its area is protected from development by the Metropolitan Green Belt

Metropolitan Green Belt

The Metropolitan Green Belt is a statutory green belt around London, England. It includes designated parts of Greater London and the surrounding counties of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey in the South East and East of England regions.-History:The...

 and more than half the borough is now parkland. Its parks and open spaces range from the large urban park to village greens and there are more than a hundred of them in total, mostly in the care of Havering London Borough Council, but some by other organisations. Part of the extensive community forest known as Thames Chase

Thames Chase

Thames Chase is a community forest of 9842 hectares located in 47 sites in London and Essex, England. Its stated aim is...to renew and regenerate the landscape at the edge of East London and South Essex by creating Thames Chase, the Community Forest: a varied wooded landscape for local people to...

 is also within the borough and a large new regional parkland is currently under development, called Wildspace

Wildspace Conservation Park

The Wildspace Conservation Park, also known as London Riverside Conservation Park or Wildspace, is a major new conservation park currently under development. The conservation park is predominantly in London, within the London Borough of Havering, but also extends across the capital's...

. Other parks and open spaces are:

Park or open space	Green Flag Green Flag Award The Green Flag Award is the benchmark national standard for parks and green spaces in the United Kingdom. The scheme was set up in 1996 to recognise and reward green spaces in England and Wales that met the laid down high standards...	Co-ordinates
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....		51.606°N 0.192°W
Central Park		51.607°N 0.228°W
Cottons Park		51.575°N 0.172°W
Harold Wood Park		51.587°N 0.236°W
Harrow Lodge Park		51.557°N 0.202°W
Havering Country Park Havering Country Park Havering Country Park is a varied environment open space in northeast London, England. It includes of woodland.It is one of three large parklands in Havering-atte-Bower, the others are Bedfords Park and Pyrgo Park....		51.614°N 0.170°W
Hornchurch Country Park Hornchurch Country Park Hornchurch Country Park is a park on the former site of Hornchurch Airfield, south of Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering, east London.The River Ingrebourne passes through the park and if forms part of Thames Chase Community Forest...		51.539°N 0.208°W
Hylands Park		51.571°N 0.201°W
King Georges Playing Fields (also known as Mawney Park)		51.585°N 0.165°W
Ingrebourne Valley Greenway: Gaynes Parkway Hacton Parkway Pages Wood Rainham Creekside Path Suttons Parkway
Langtons Gardens Langtons Langtons is a grade II listed 18th-century house and gardens open to the public situated in Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering, east London....		51.565°N 0.217°W
Lawns Park		51.596°N 0.168°W
Lodge Farm Park Lodge Farm Park Lodge Farm Park is a public park in the town of Romford in the London Borough of Havering. The park is one of a series of parks which stretch northwards from the railway line at Romford. The southern entrance to Lodge Farm Park is in Carlton Road in Romford , and the northern entrance is on Main...		51.582°N 0.192°W
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...		51.619°N 0.199°W
Raphael Park Raphael Park Raphael Park is a public park in Romford, London Borough of Havering. The park is one of a series of parks which stretch northwards from the railway line at Romford....		51.589°N 0.190°W
Rise Park Rise Park Rise Park is a park and neighbourhood in the London Borough of Havering. The park is one of a series of parks which stretch northwards from the railway line at Romford. The southern entrance to Rise Park is just north of the A12 Eastern Avenue, and the northern entrance is on Lower Bedfords Road...		51.597°N 0.185°W
Tylers Common (also known as Upminster Common)		51.592°N 0.259°W
Upminster Park		51.554°N 0.246°W
Windmill Field Upminster Windmill Upminster Windmill is a Grade II* listed smock mill located in Upminster in the London Borough of Havering, England. It was originally known as Abraham's Mill and was in Essex when built...		51.559°N 0.245°W
Wildspace Wildspace Conservation Park The Wildspace Conservation Park, also known as London Riverside Conservation Park or Wildspace, is a major new conservation park currently under development. The conservation park is predominantly in London, within the London Borough of Havering, but also extends across the capital's...		51.502°N 0.195°W

External links

• Havering London Borough Council: Parks and Open Spaces A - G
• Havering London Borough Council: Parks and Open Spaces H - Q
• Havering London Borough Council: Parks and Open Spaces R - Z