Sewardstone

Last updated

Sewardstone
Sewardstone Marsh - geograph.org.uk - 10049.jpg
Sewardstone Marsh is part of the Lee Valley Park
Essex UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Sewardstone
Location within Essex
OS grid reference TQ385975
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LONDON
Postcode district E4
Dialling code 020
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Essex
51°39′35″N0°00′06″E / 51.6597°N 0.0017°E / 51.6597; 0.0017

Sewardstone is a hamlet in the parish of Waltham Abbey, in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. It is located south of the main built-up area of Waltham Abbey, lying between Epping Forest, Chingford and Enfield. It is 11.6 miles north-northeast of Central London and is in the London commuter belt.

Contents

History

The name of the hamlet is derived from "Seward’s ton", with 'ton' meaning a farmstead. [1]

Settlement at Sewardstone could date back to the Iron Age, indicated by the discovery of a dugout canoe. [1]

Sewardstone formed part of the ancient parish of Waltham Holy Cross. [2] It was one of the four ancient subdivisions of the parish. [note 1] [3] Sewardstone was the only part of the parish of Waltham Holy Cross that had not formed part of the manor of Waltham and instead formed the Sewardstone manor. [2] Waltham Abbey owned most of the land in the parish from the 12th century. [3] The whole parish adopted the Public Health Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 63) in 1850 which created the Waltham Holy Cross Local Board of Health. [3] The hamlet was recorded as being 3,022 acres (12.23 km2) in 1888. [4]

In 1874 the Waltham school board built a school at Sewardstone with about 100 places. Attendance declined after the First World War and it closed in 1939. [5]

In 1934, an area near Yardley House of 58 acres with a population of 23 (in 1931) was transferred from Sewardstone to Chingford. [6]

In 2013 a new community of 119 homes was built at Gillwell Hill on the boundary with Chingford. [7] The land was formerly used as kennels for the greyhound racing at Walthamstow Stadium. [8]

Governance

There are three tiers of local government for Sewardstone. The parish council is Waltham Abbey Town Council, the district council is Epping Forest District Council and the county council is Essex County Council.

Geography

The area has scattered development, with large sections of open land. It is more or less linear, being centred on the A112 road (Sewardstone Road), which connects Waltham Abbey and Chingford. The King George V Reservoir and Sewardstone Marsh form the boundary with the London Borough of Enfield, to the west. There is a connection to Enfield Island Village by a footpath but not by road. A section of Epping Forest forms the boundary with the London Borough of Waltham Forest to the south, aside from in the southwest where the built up area of Chingford extends into Sewardstone at Gilwell Hill. To the east is High Beach.

The headquarters of the world Scout movement, Gilwell Park, is in Sewardstone.

Nearest places

Transport

To the south of the hamlet, London Buses Route 215 offers a frequent service from Lee Valley Camp Site to Walthamstow Central. The nearest railway station is Chingford Station, which is on the London Overground network and has frequent trains to London Liverpool Street Station. The nearest London Underground station is at Loughton on the Central Line (London Underground) and has frequent trains to both London and Epping.

Notes

  1. ↑ Waltham Holy Cross was divided into the township of Waltham Abbey and the hamlets of Upshire, Holyfield, and Sewardstone.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chingford</span> Town in east London, England

Chingford is a suburban town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The centre of Chingford is 9.2 miles (14.8 km) north-east of Charing Cross, with Waltham Abbey to the north, Woodford Green and Buckhurst Hill to the east, Walthamstow to the south, and Edmonton and Enfield to the west. It had a population of 70,583 at the 2021 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walthamstow</span> Town in East London, England

Walthamstow is a town in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, around 7.5 miles (12 km) north-east of Central London. The town borders Chingford to the north, Snaresbrook and South Woodford to the east, Leyton and Leytonstone to the south, and Tottenham to the west. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of approximately 109,424.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">London Borough of Waltham Forest</span> London borough in United Kingdom

The London Borough of Waltham Forest is an outer London borough formed in 1965 from the merger of the municipal boroughs of Leyton, Walthamstow and Chingford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Loughton</span> Town in southwest Essex, England

Loughton is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, within the metropolitan and urban area of London, England. Situated 12 miles (19 km) north-east of Charing Cross, the town borders Waltham Abbey, Theydon Bois, Chigwell, Chingford, and Buckhurst Hill.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Epping Forest</span> Ancient woodland and former royal forest in Essex and Greater London

Epping Forest is a 2,400-hectare (5,900-acre) area of ancient woodland, and other established habitats, which straddles the border between Greater London and Essex. The main body of the forest stretches from Epping in the north, to Chingford on the edge of the London built-up area. South of Chingford the forest narrows, and forms a green corridor that extends deep into east London, as far as Forest Gate; the forest's position gives rise to its nickname, the Cockney Paradise. It is the largest forest in London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Epping Forest District</span> Non-metropolitan district in England

Epping Forest District is a local government district in Essex, England. It is named after the ancient woodland of Epping Forest, a large part of which lies within the district. The district covers northeastern parts of the urban area of London, including the suburban towns of Epping, Loughton, Waltham Abbey, Chigwell, and Buckhurst Hill, as well as rural areas beyond it. The district is situated in the west of the county, bordering north-eastern Greater London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buckhurst Hill</span> Human settlement in England

Buckhurst Hill is a suburban town in Epping Forest, Essex, within the Greater London Urban Area and adjacent to the northern boundary of the London Borough of Redbridge. The area developed following the opening of a railway line in 1856, originally part of the Eastern Counties Railway and now on the Central line of the London Underground.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waltham Holy Cross Urban District</span>

Waltham Holy Cross was a local government district in the county of Essex, England. It was created as a local board of health district in 1850 when the parish of Waltham Holy Cross adopted the Public Health Act 1848 and was governed by Waltham Holy Cross Local Board of Health. In 1894 it became an urban district and the board became Waltham Holy Cross Urban District Council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waltham Abbey</span> Human settlement in England

Waltham Abbey is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, within the metropolitan and urban area of London, England, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) north-east of Charing Cross. It lies on the Greenwich Meridian, between the River Lea in the west and Epping Forest in the east, with large sections forming part of the Metropolitan Green Belt.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Epping Forest (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974 onwards

Epping Forest is a constituency in Essex, created for the February 1974 general election from parts of the abolished Epping and Chigwell constituencies. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Neil Hudson of the Conservative Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Municipal Borough of Chingford</span>

Chingford was a local government district in south west Essex, England from 1894 to 1965, around the town of Chingford. It was within the London suburbs, forming part of the London postal district and Metropolitan Police District. Its former area now corresponds to the northern part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest in Greater London.

Epping was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1885 to 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">London Traffic Area</span>

The London Traffic Area was established by the London Traffic Act 1924 to regulate the increasing amount of motor traffic in the London area. The LTA was abolished in 1965 on the establishment of the Greater London Council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sewardstonebury</span> Human settlement in England

Sewardstonebury is a small hamlet within Epping Forest and district of Waltham Abbey, just north of the border with Chingford. It runs along Bury Road, which connects the northern part of Station Road in Chingford with the A112 Sewardstone Road.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Woodford, London</span> Human settlement in England

Woodford is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Redbridge. It is located 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north-east of Charing Cross. Woodford historically formed an ancient parish in the county of Essex. It contained a string of agrarian villages and was part of Epping Forest. From about 1700 onwards, it became a place of residence for affluent people who had business in London; this wealth, together with its elevated position, has led to it being called the Geographical and social high point of East London. Woodford was suburban to London and after being combined with Wanstead in 1934 it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1937. It has formed part of Greater London since 1965 and comprises the neighbourhoods of Woodford Green, Woodford Bridge, Woodford Wells and South Woodford. The area is served by two stations on the Central line of the London Underground: Woodford and South Woodford.

Debden is a suburb in the civil parish of Loughton, in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. It takes its name from the ancient manor of Debden, which lay at its northern end. The area is predominantly residential, but is also the location of Epping Forest College, East 15 Acting School and the De La Rue printing works. It is one of a limited number of places outside Greater London to be served by the London Underground.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Epping, Essex</span> Town and parish in Essex, England

Epping is a market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. Part of the metropolitan and urban area of London, it is 17 miles (30 km) north-east of Charing Cross. It is surrounded by the northern end of Epping Forest, and on a ridge of land between the River Roding and River Lea valleys.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">High Beach</span> Human settlement in England

High Beach is a village inside Epping Forest in south-west Essex, England. Part of the civil parish of Waltham Abbey, the village is within the Epping Forest District and the ward of Waltham Abbey High Beach, and lies approximately 11 miles (18 km) north-east of Charing Cross.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anthony Hamilton (Archdeacon of Colchester)</span>

Anthony Hamilton (1739–1812) was an Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Colchester from 1775.

Christopher Charles Pond is a British historian, librarian, and local government politician.

References

  1. 1 2 "Sewardstone". Hidden London. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 'Waltham Holy Cross: Introduction and manors', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 5, ed. W R Powell (London, 1966), pp. 151-162. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol5/pp151-162 [accessed 1 June 2023].
  3. 1 2 3 'Waltham Holy Cross: Economic history and local government', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 5, ed. W R Powell (London, 1966), pp. 162-170. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol5/pp162-170 [accessed 1 July 2023].
  4. ↑ Winters, Williams (1888). The history of the ancient parish of Waltham abbey, or Holy Cross.
  5. ↑ "Waltham Holy Cross: Churches, schools and charities". British History Online. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Review of Districts". Chelmsford Chronicle. 1 September 1933.
  7. ↑ O'Brien, Zoie (14 March 2013). "Gilwell Hill on the border of Epping Forest with Chingford was officially opened last week". Guardian Series. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Gilwell Park". Hidden London. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.