Woodford Green

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Woodford Green is a suburban area of Woodford divided between the London Borough of Redbridge and London Borough of Waltham Forest, London, and surrounded by the Epping Forest.

Suffragette campaigner, Sylvia Pankhurst, lived in the area for over 30 years with her lover, an exiled Italian.

Contents

1 Politics
2 Transport

2.1 Nearest places
2.2 Nearest stations

3 Schools
4 See also

Politics

The parliamentary constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green is represented by Iain Duncan Smith, who led the Conservative Party from 2001 to 2003. Iain Duncan Smith is a successor of Winston S. Churchill, who was also MP for this area. Churchill is commemorated by a statue on the Green at Woodford.

Interestingly, in the 1920s and 1930s, Clement Attlee, later Prime Minister (Labour, 1945-1951) had a residence in Woodford Green, the seat of his opponent, Winston Churchill. A blue plaque to that effect resides on his house in Monkhams Avenue.

Transport

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 by Woodford tube station.

Nearest places

Nearest stations

Woodford tube station

Schools

Primary Schools

Avon House School
Bancroft's Preparatory School
Ray Lodge Primary School
St Antony's Catholic Primary School
St Aubyn's School
Woodford Green Preparatory School
Wells Primary School

Secondary Schools

Bancroft's School
Trinity Catholic High School
Woodbridge High School
Woodford County High School for Girls

Special Needs Schools

Hatton School