Rainham
Rainham is a suburb of East London, England, in the London Borough of Havering. Historically an ancient parish in the county of Essex, Rainham is 13.6 miles east of Charing Cross and is surrounded by a residential area, which has grown from the historic village, to the north and a commercial area, fronting the River Thames, to the south.
Photo: Max Naylor, Public domain.- Type: Suburb with 12,500 residents
- Description: suburban town in outer London, England, part of the London Borough of Havering
- Also known as: “Rainham, Essex”, “Rainham, London”, and “雷納姆”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Rainham railway station and Rainham Hall.
Church of St Helen and St Giles
Church
Photo: Max Naylor, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wennington and South Hornchurch.
Frog Island
Locality
Frog Island is a peninsula on the north bank of the River Thames in Rainham, London.
Rainham
- Categories: area of London and locality
- Location: Havering, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51673° or 51° 31′ 0″ north
Longitude
0.19966° or 0° 11′ 59″ east
Population
12,500
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB RAH
Open location code
9F32G58X+MV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Highlights: Praise Chapel Rainham and Rainham Methodist Church.
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