Editing Hornchurch (section)

==Geography==
The town lies about {{convert|82|ft}} above sea level, {{convert|15.2|mi}} east-northeast of [[Charing Cross]] in Central London. The former Hornchurch civil parish was bounded with [[Upminster]] and [[Rainham, London|Rainham]] by the [[River Ingrebourne]] to the east, with [[Dagenham]] by the [[River Beam]] to the west, with [[Romford]] to the north and by the [[River Thames]] to the south. It included the contemporary districts of [[Ardleigh Green]], [[Elm Park]], [[Emerson Park]], Hornchurch town centre, [[Hornchurch Marshes]] and [[South Hornchurch]]; and parts of [[Gidea Park]], [[Harold Wood]] and [[Upminster Bridge]]. Hornchurch is a [[post town]] in the [[RM postcode area]], consisting of the RM11 and RM12 postcode districts. RM11 covers north of the high street including Ardleigh Green and Emerson Park, and RM12 covers south of the high street including Elm Park. The Hornchurch Marshes and South Hornchurch are within the Rainham post town and postcode district RM13.