Parish Details

The Parish

The whole of the country is divided in districts called Parishes. A Parish Church serves each and a curate is appointed to whom is delegated the care of the souls of all the people who reside in the parish.

In 1922, The District of Saint Edmund, Chingford was constituted, formed out of the Parish of Chingford. It comprised the locality of South Chingford that had grown up on the farmland below the brow of the Church Hill. In addition to this part of Chingford Parish, Wrangling Mead – a small detached part of the parish of Walthamstow – was also added.

The district was raised to the status of a New Parish in 1939, and in 1997 was enlarged with the transfer of the Salisbury Hall area from the Parish of Saint John, Walthamstow.

Those who reside in the parish – known as the parishioners – have certain rights irrespective of whether they are churchgoers or not.

THE ENGLISH RESIDENTS’ CHARTER

YOUR RIGHTS AND THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

As a resident in England, you have the right

·        to be Baptised

·        to get Married (subject to certain legal restrictions)

·        to have a Funeral Service

in your local Parish Church.

Some of these rights are given in Magna Carta, others are yours because the Church of England is established.

To make use of your local church, contact the Vicar.

A GUIDE TO THE ROADS OF THE PARISH

(all within the London E4 postcode)

A Adam Road, Ainslie Wood Crescent, Ainslie Wood Gardens, Ainslie Wood Road, Albany Court, Albert Avenue, Albert Crescent, Alpha Road, Arnett Square, Ashley Road

B Bateman Road, Bourne Gardens, Broad Oak Close, Brook Crescent, Brook Gardens, Burley Close, Burnham Road, Burnside Road

C Cabinet Way, Chase Gardens, Cherrydown Avenue (1-119 & 2-118), Cherrydown Close, Ching Way, Chingford Mount Road, Chivers Road, Churchill Terrace (1-41 & 2-42), Combe House, Coningsby Gardens, Cork Tree Way, Cranston Gardens

DEF Dorchester Gardens, Edward Avenue, Elizabeth Court, Field Close, Finch Gardens, Flaxen Close, Flaxen Road, Frances Road, Frankland Road

G Garden Close, Genever Close, George Road, Greenham Crescent.

H Hall Gardens, Hall Lane, Hampton Road, Hardy Road, Hazel Way, Heather Road, Hollywood Road, Hurst Avenue (1-49 & 2-48), Hurst Close

IJK Iris Way, Justin Road, Keatley Green, Kingsley Close, Kingswood Court

L Laburnham Close, Larkswood Road, The Lawns, Lea Valley Viaduct, Leonard Road, Liliac Close, Lime Grove, Lockwood Place, Lower Hall Lane, Lynton Road

M Mandeville Court, Maple Avenue, Marigold Way, Marmion Approach, Marmion Avenue, Marmion Close, Martha Road, May Road, Middleton Avenue (1-111 & 2-108), Middleton Close, Morley Court, Morris Court, Morrison Avenue, Mount Avenue

N New Road (1-169 & 2-134), Norbury Road, Normanshire Avenue, Normanshire Drive, North Circular Road, Norton Close

OPQ Oakfield, Old Church Road (1-123 & 2-148), Orchard Close, Palace View Road, Pewsey Close

R Riverleigh Court, Rolls Park Avenue, Rolls Park Road, Rowan Avenue, Royston Avenue, Russell Road

S St John’s Road, Salisbury Hall Gardens, Salisbury Road, Shadbolt Avenue, Silver Birch Avenue, Sinclair Road, Soper Close, Suffield Road

TUV Templeton Avenue, Titley Close, Trinity Way, Tufton Road, Underwood Road

W Waltham Way (1-129 & 2-128), Walthamstow Avenue, Warwick Road, Waverley Avenue, Westward Road, Windsor Road, Winter’s Court, Woodside Gardens

YZ York Path, York Road

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARISH

South Chingford is a dormitory suburb in Northeast London – mainly residential though with a small industrial area in the southwest by the river Lea. In the mid nineteenth century it solely comprised three farms (Cherrydown, Chingford Hall, and Normanshire), the manor house of Chingford Hall, Chingford Mill, and the Ferry House. Historically, the ford across the Lea after which Chingford is named was located in the parish. There was a gradual build up of housing in the area from the late nineteenth century beginning at Suffield Hatch, but the main development occurred from 1931 when South Chingford ceased to be a rural farming community.

Population: 14416

Church Electoral Roll: 65

European Parliamentary Constituency: London North East

Parliamentary Constituency: Chingford and Woodford Green.

Local Authority: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Local Authority Wards: Larkswood, Valley.

Other Churches: Christ the King Catholic Church, South Chingford Congregational Church, South Chingford Methodist Church.

Schools: Ainslie Wood Primary School, Billets Corner Nursery School, Chase Lane Infants and Junior Schools, Chingford Hall Primary School, Larkswood Infants and Junior Schools.

Residential Care Homes: Park View House, Walton House.

Shopping areas: Chingford Mount shops (at the Prince Albert crossroads – Old Church Road/Hall Lane/Chingford Mount Road), with smaller parades of shops at Chingford Mount Road (by the Royston Arms) and at Hall Lane (close to the North Circular Road). There are also larger supermarkets in the Salisbury Hall part of the parish.

Open spaces, Recreational areas: Ainslie Wood, Ainslie Wood Sports Ground, Chase Lane Park, Larkswood Playing Fields, Memorial Park, Salisbury Hall Walthamstow Avenue/Blades Playing Fields.

Industrial areas: Avenue Industrial Estate, Chingford Industrial Estate, The Cork Tree Estate, Trinity Business Park.