Coldharbour, Havering

Human settlement in England

Coldharbour

Coldharbour Point on the River Thames

Coldharbour

Location within Greater London

OS grid reference| TQ525785
London borough|

* Havering

Ceremonial county| Greater London
Region|

* London

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| RAINHAM
Postcode district| RM13
Dialling code| 01708
Police| Metropolitan
Fire| London
Ambulance| London
UK Parliament|

* Dagenham and Rainham

London Assembly|

* Havering and Redbridge

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51°29′29″N 0°11′18″E﻿ / ﻿51.4913°N 0.1882°E﻿ / 51.4913; 0.1882

Coldharbour is an area of the London Borough of Havering by the River Thames and southwest of the Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve. It is the location of Coldharbour Point, where there has been a lighthouse since 1885. This point is adjacent to the town of Erith in Bexley, across the Thames. The nearest accessible settlement on land is the town of Rainham, which is connected by Coldharbour Lane; the village of Wennington is also nearby but not accessible by road (both are separated by the A13 and marshlands). The area around the point is mainly industrial land known as the Freightmaster Estate depot. The London Loop passes through Coldharbour on its way east to Purfleet in Thurrock.

## History[edit]

Coldharbour was an estate primarily in the ancient parish of Wennington. It included Little Coldharbour (also partly in Rainham), Coldharbour Point and Great Coldharbour. It was originally a marsh island.[1]

A ferry (known as the 'short ferry' in contrast to the 'long ferry' to London) operating from Coldharbour Point to Erith (then in Kent) on the southern bank of the Thames existed from the Middle Ages until the 19th century. Plaques entitled 'Pilgrim Ferry' commemorate this in Coldharbour and Erith.

## Gallery[edit]

* Coldharbour Point

* Checkpoint on Coldharbour Lane, leading to the depot

* A pipeline bridge on the Rainham Marshes across the Common Watercourse

* Cycleway 13, next to Coldharbour Lane

* Sluice on a drainage ditch, Coldharbour Lane

* The Freighmaster Estate depot - facilities include an extensive complex of warehouses, ample parking for trucks and a helipad

* Cleanaways waste transfer depot, Erith can be seen in the background

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Wennington | British History Online".

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London Borough of Havering

Districts|

* Ardleigh Green
* Beam Park
* Chase Cross
* Coldharbour
* Collier Row
* Cranham
* Elm Park
* Emerson Park
* Frog Island
* Gallows Corner
* Gidea Park
* Hacton
* Harold Hill
* Harold Park
* Harold Wood
* Havering-atte-Bower
* Heath Park
* Hornchurch
* Hornchurch Marshes
* Noak Hill
* North Ockendon
* Rainham
* Rise Park
* Romford
* Rush Green
* South Hornchurch
* Upminster
* Upminster Bridge
* Wennington

Attractions|

* Bretons
* CEME
* The Diver
* Havering Museum
* Langtons
* Queen's Theatre
* Rainham Hall
* Rainham War Memorial
* The Rom
* Tithe Barn Museum
* Upminster Windmill

Major retail|

* The Brewery
* The Liberty
* The Mercury
* Romford Market

Places of worship|

* St Andrew, Hornchurch
* St Edward the Confessor, Romford
* St Helen and St Giles, Rainham
* St John the Evangelist, Havering-atte-Bower
* St John, South Hornchurch
* St Laurence, Upminster
* St Mary Magdalene, North Ockendon

Parks and open spaces|

* Bedfords Park
* Cranham Brickfields
* Cranham Marsh
* Dagnam Park
* Hainault Forest
* Harrow Lodge Park
* Havering Country Park
* Haynes Park
* Hornchurch Country Park
* Hylands Park
* Ingrebourne Marshes
* Ingrebourne Valley
* Lodge Farm Park
* Pages Wood
* Pyrgo Park
* Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve
* Raphael Park
* St Andrew's Park
* Tylers Common
* Weald Brook
* Wildspace Conservation Park

Constituencies|

* Dagenham and Rainham (part)
* Hornchurch and Upminster
* Romford

Tube and rail stations|

* Elm Park
* Emerson Park
* Gidea Park
* Harold Wood
* Hornchurch
* Rainham
* Romford
* Upminster
* Upminster Bridge

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* Council
* Grade I and II* listed buildings
* People
* Public art
* Public transport
* Schools

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