Harrow Lodge Park is a large public park in

Hornchurch Hornchurch is a suburban town in East London, England, and part of the London Borough of Havering. It is located east-northeast of Charing Cross. It comprises a number of shopping streets and a large residential area. It historically formed ...

in the

London Borough of Havering The London Borough of Havering () in East London, England, forms part of Outer London. It has a population of 259,552 inhabitants; the principal town is Romford, while other communities are Hornchurch, Upminster, Collier Row and Rainham. Th ...

. It was created by

Hornchurch Urban District Council Hornchurch was a local government district in southwest Essex from 1926 to 1965, formed as an Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban district for the civil parish of Hornchurch. It was greatly expanded in 1934 with the addition of Cran ...

, partly on land donated by Richard Costain and Sons Ltd., the developers of Elm Park Garden City housing development. It includes the cricket pitch used by

Hornchurch Cricket Club Hornchurch Cricket Club is a cricket club based at Harrow Lodge Park in Hornchurch, England. History Hornchurch Cricket Club was established in 1783. The club had several good players and for the next ten years it was representative of Essex a ...

History

The park was established by Hornchurch Urban District Council in 1936 when the council purchased the of Harrow Lodge Farm from the

London County Council London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today kno ...

for £16,250. A further were added to the park when Costain, developers of Elm Park Garden City, donated land to the council as part of a planning agreement.

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{{Parks and open spaces in London Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Havering