Forest of Thanks

Forest of Thanks is a garden in Barking and Dagenham, Greater London, England. Forest of Thanks is situated nearby to the nature reserve Parsloes Park Squatts, as well as near the suburb Becontree.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Becontree tube station and St Elisabeth’s, Becontree.

Becontree tube station

Metro station

Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Becontree is a London Underground station. It is located to the south of Becontree in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, east London. The station is on the District line, between Upney and Dagenham Heathway stations. Becontree tube station is situated 2,200 feet south of Forest of Thanks.

St Elisabeth’s, Becontree

Church

Photo: Geographer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Elisabeth’s, Becontree is a church, which is situated 1,900 feet north of Forest of Thanks.

The Sydney Russell School

School

The Sydney Russell School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Dagenham, London, England. The Sydney Russell School is situated 1,600 feet east of Forest of Thanks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Becontree and Dagenham.

Becontree

Suburb

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Becontree is an area of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, England, 11 miles northeast of Charing Cross. It was constructed between 1921 and 1935 as the largest public housing estate in the world.

Dagenham

Suburb

Photo: MRSC, Public domain.

Dagenham is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Dagenham is centred 11+1⁄2 miles east of Charing Cross. It was historically a rural parish in the Becontree Hundred of Essex, stretching from Hainault Forest in the north to the River Thames in the south.

Goodmayes

Quarter

Photo: terry joyce, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Goodmayes is an area in East London, England. It is a ward of the London Borough of Redbridge, eleven miles north-east of Charing Cross, and forms part of both the Romford and Ilford post towns.

Forest of Thanks

Type: Garden
Category: recreation area
Location: Barking and Dagenham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.54635° or 51° 32′ 47″ north

Longitude

0.12693° or 0° 7′ 37″ east

Operator

Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Open location code

9F32G4WG+GQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10264287285

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

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