Visit Elm Park Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Elm Park

  

Elm Park Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Elm Park

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Elm Park history

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Toponymy

Elm Farm was first recorded in 1777 and was known as Elms in 1883. Elm Park was devised in 1933 and is now known as Elm Park. It was derived from Elm Farm, which is first recorded as a 1777 farm.

Urban development

Elm Park Garden City was a planned community by developer Richard Costain and Sons Ltd., drawing on the ideas of the garden city movement. Costain purchased the land of Wyebridge, Elm and Uphavering farms for the development in 1933. Plans were announced for 7,000 houses on 600 acres (2.4 km) of land for private sale.

Elm Park geography / climate

Open spaces in the area include Harrow Lodge Park, Hornchurch Country Park, Swallow Walk, Brettons Park and Eastbrookend Country Park. Nearest places are Dagenham, Rainham, and Romford.

You can visit Elm Park places with Walkfo Elm Park to hear history at Elm Park’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Elm Park has 78 places to visit in our interactive Elm Park map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Elm Park, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Elm Park places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Elm Park & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 78 audio facts unique to Elm Park places in an interactive Elm Park map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Elm Park Places Map
78 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Elm Park tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Elm Park

  

Best Elm Park places to visit

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Elm Park has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Elm Park’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Elm Park’s information audio spots:

Rush Green, London Rush Green is a suburban area in Romford in East London. It straddles the boundary of Barking and Dagenham and Havering. It is located 13.5 miles (22 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross.

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