Chadwell Heath
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| Location | |
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| OS grid reference: | TQ485885 |
| Latitude: | 51.57574° |
| Longitude: | 0.14397° |
| Administration | |
| London borough: | Barking & Dagenham |
| County level: | Greater London |
| Region: | London |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Greater London |
| Historic county: | Essex (1965) |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Metropolitan Police |
| Fire brigade: | London Fire Brigade |
| Ambulance service: | London Ambulance |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | ROMFORD |
| Postal district: | RM6 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Dagenham |
| London Assembly: | City and East |
| European Parliament: | London |
| London | List of places in London | |
Chadwell Heath is a place in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London.
It is a suburban development 12.1 miles (19.5 km) east north-east of Charing Cross. Barking and Dagenham forms a thin protrusion to include Chadwell Heath such that the London Borough of Redbridge is immediately to the north and west and the London Borough of Havering is to the east. Royal Mail includes Chadwell Heath as part of Romford, however they are otherwise separate places in different adjacent London boroughs.
The name of Chadwell Heath is often falsely connected with a visit by St. Chad to take the waters from the well on the heath. In fact, a more likely origin is from the Cauld (cold) well on the heath. The heath itself was infamous because of highwaymen, their presence diminished by the installation of a turnpike near the site of the current Tollgate public house.
Chadwell Heath has gained modest fame within the footballing world, as West Ham United Football Club perform the majority of their training sessions in the area. Former England rugby legend Jason Leonard is from Chadwell Heath, and attended the town's Warren Comprehensive School.
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