Newbury Park is an area of Ilford in

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situated in the

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east of

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. The main road is the Eastern Avenue ( A12), which until the 1920s was a country lane called ''Hatch Lane''. The main landmark in this area is the tube station whose post-war bus shelter received a

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award in 1951. The shelter was designed by

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Oliver Hill in 1937.

History

The name ''Newbury'' was first recorded in 1348. The area, along with the rest of Ilford, was part of the county of

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until 1965, when the new borough became a part of

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. The station was originally opened by the

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in 1903 on the

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, before being transferred to the

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in 1947, and partially rebuilt, but the planned complete re-building has been suspended to this day. Steam services southward to Ilford railway station ceased at this time, the track being lifted by 1956. Central line tube services now burrow underground and swing sharply west towards Gants Hill,

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and central London. At one time, it had two hospitals: the King George V and Ilford Maternity Hospital. They have both been demolished and replaced by blocks of flats, while a new hospital called

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has been built further east in Little Heath.

Religion

The area has two synagogues: a constituent of the

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(orthodox), and the South West Essex

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synagogue. A third synagogue, the

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Progressive Synagogue, is, despite its name, also in Newbury Park. The area also has a number of Churches such as the Catholic Church St. Teresa's near the station.

Transport

The nearest London Underground station is Newbury Park on the Central line.

Geography

Nearby places are Aldborough Hatch,

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and Ilford's town centre. The A12 road runs through Newbury Park and a shopping complex lies near the Eastern Avenue / Horns Road junction. Stores include

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and two B&Qs (next to each other, selling different products).

Education

Nearby schools include Valentines High School and recently opened Seven Kings Primary attached to

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. Newbury Park Primary School is on Perrymans Farm Road, opening in 1904 as the Horns Elementary School. William Torbitt Primary is on Eastern Avenue. The Oaks Park High School, at the eastern end of Perrymans Farm Road, opened in 2001.

References

{{LB Redbridge Areas of London Districts of the London Borough of Redbridge Ilford