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Becontree Heath

Field	Value
official_name	Becontree Heath
london_borough	Barking & Dagenham
country	England
region	London
constituency_westminster	Dagenham and Rainham
post_town	DAGENHAM
postcode_area	RM
postcode_district	RM8
dial_code	020
os_grid_reference	TQ493871
coordinates
static_image_name	Dagenham civic center london.jpg
static_image_caption	Dagenham Civic Centre
charingX_distance_mi	12.5
charingX_direction	WSW

Becontree Heath is an open space in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The name has also been applied to the local area, in particular to the RM8 postal district.

History

Becontree Heath functioned as the ancient meeting place for Becontree hundred, which covered much of what is now East London. In 1465, the hundred lost territory in the east and the meeting place became located on its fringe. When it was still a rural parish, Becontree Heath was a hamlet in Dagenham.

Geography

It is the location of Dagenham Civic Centre, a grade II listed, 1930s art deco building designed by Ernest Berry Webber and the former town hall of Dagenham Borough Council.

It is also the location of the high density Becontree Heath Estate, built by Barking Borough Council from 1966 to 1970.

Crowlands Heath Golf Club can be found there, along with Becontree Heath Leisure Centre.

Education

:Local education is listed on the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham article.

Transport

East London Transit (Blue Triangle)

EL2 (towards Dagenham Dock) Becontree Heath was served by the former Becontree Heath Bus Station. The former station served route 150 (towards Chigwell Row) since 19 March 2016 by BRT East London Transit route EL2 (towards Dagenham Dock). The station has been replaced at present by new bus stops along the nearby road while the local council undertakes a construction project involving the building of 170 homes, a pharmacy and a new replacement bus station.

Gallery

Image:Dagenham civic center london.jpg|Barking and Dagenham Civic Centre. Image:Dagenham civic centre close up.jpg|Close up of entrance. Image:Becontree heath bus station london.jpg|Becontree Heath Bus Station. Image:Becontree heath bus station.jpg|Becontree Heath Bus Station with Barking and Dagenham Civic Centre in background.

References

[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42721'' 'The hundred of Becontree: Introduction', A History of the County of Essex'': Volume 5 (1966)]. Date accessed: 11 January 2008.
[http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/2-news-events/annual/open-house/open-house-civic.html Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council] {{webarchive. link. (11 October 2006 - Dagenham Civic Centre)
Cherry, Bridget. (2005). "London". Yale University Press.
[http://www.chrisjenkinsgolf.com/crowlands.html Crowlands Heath Golf Club] {{webarchive. link. (18 December 2007 - Crowlands Heath Golf Club)
[http://www.lbbd.gov.uk/LeisureArtsAndLibraries/ActiveLeisureHome/Pages/BecontreeHeath.aspx Becontree Heath Leisure Centre] {{webarchive. link. (24 April 2012 and Becontree Heath Leisure Centre)
(19 February 2018). "Construction starts at Becontree Heath". Hamerville Media Group.

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