Hacton
Human settlement in England
- London
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Havering and Redbridge
Hacton is a small dispersed settlement in Greater London, England, located within the London Borough of Havering and in East London, and beyond London urban sprawl. Surrounded by the Metropolitan Green Belt, located in the countryside between two London suburban towns (Upminster and Rainham).
History
It was historically a hamlet in the ancient parish of Upminster[1] and is within the Upminster post town. The name means 'farmstead on a hook-shaped piece of land', referring to an area adjacent to the River Ingrebourne.[2]
References
- ^ Powell, W.R. (Edr.) (1978). Upminster: Introduction and manors, A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7. Victoria County History. British History Online. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ Mills, D. (2000). Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names. Oxford.
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- 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
![Coat of arms of Havering](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Coat_of_arms_of_the_London_Borough_of_Havering.svg/100px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_London_Borough_of_Havering.svg.png)
![Location of the London Borough of Havering in Greater London](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/LondonHavering.svg/100px-LondonHavering.svg.png)
- The Brewery
- The Liberty
- The Mercury
- Romford Market
- Bedfords Park
- Cranham Brickfields
- Cranham Marsh
- Dagenham 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
- Dagenham and Rainham (part)
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Romford
Category
Commons
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