Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics, Purfleet

#5 among attractions in Purfleet

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At the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, England, 26 athletics events were contested, all for men only. A total of 79 medals were awarded. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°30'49"N, 0°13'39"E

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Havering (Rainham and Wennington)Purfleet United Kingdom

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Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Arena Essex Raceway, Hornchurch Country Park, Church of St Helen and St Giles, Belhus.

2.7 miSE
Racetrack, Sport venue, Sport
Arena Essex Raceway, Grays
70 min walk • Arena Essex Raceway was a stock car and speedway racing track located near Purfleet, Essex. It opened in 1978 and closed in 2018. The Lakeside Shopping Centre was built alongside the venue.
1.8 miNW
Park
Hornchurch Country Park, South Ockendon
46 min walk • Hornchurch Country Park is a 104.5-hectare park on the former site of Hornchurch Airfield, south of Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering, east London.
1.6 miW
Church
Church of St Helen and St Giles, Dagenham
42 min walk • St Helen and St Giles is a church and landmark of Rainham and is the oldest building in the London Borough of Havering. The church retains many of its original features, for example the round-headed arches.
1.8 miE
Golf
Belhus, South Ockendon
46 min walk • Belhus is a golf course, country park, former stately home and manor in the parish of Aveley in Essex, England. The historic manor was known in ancient times variously as "Bellhouse, Belhouse, Bell House", etc. It is now an integral part of the Thames Chase woodland planned for the area.
1.6 miW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Rainham Hall, London
41 min walk • Rainham Hall is a Grade II* listed Georgian house, owned by the National Trust, in Rainham, in the London Borough of Havering. Built in 1729 for Captain John Harle, the house was transferred to the National Trust in 1949; let to a number of private tenants, it remained closed to the public until late 2015.
2.2 miSW
Monuments and statues
The Diver, London
57 min walk • The Diver is a sculpture by John Kaufman located in the River Thames at Rainham, east London. The Diver is made of galvanised steel bands on a steel frame and is 15 feet tall and approximately 6 feet wide and is partly submerged every high tide and totally submerged by spring and neap tides.
1.2 miS
Bridge
Purfleet Road
32 min walk • Purfleet Road, Aveley is a 4 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Aveley in Essex. The site was exposed as a result of excavations for building the A13 road in 1997. It dates to the interglacial period, MIS7, around 200,000 years ago.
1.3 miSW
Park
Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve, London
34 min walk • Rainham Marshes is an RSPB nature reserve in the east of London, adjacent to the Thames Estuary in Purfleet, Thurrock and the London Borough of Havering. In 2000, the area of land was bought from the Ministry of Defence, who used it as a test firing range.
2 miNW
Church
St John's Parish Church, Dagenham
51 min walk • St John & St Matthews Church, South Hornchurch, is a Church of England parish church in South Hornchurch, London Borough of Havering England.
2.1 miSE
Nightlife
Circus Tavern, Purfleet
54 min walk • The Circus Tavern is an entertainment venue in Purfleet, Essex, England which hosts functions, cabaret acts and is also a nightclub venue. First opened in 1974, it is most famous as having been a long-time venue of the PDC World Darts Championship. Its capacity is 1100 seated.
0.7 miNW
Cemetery
Eastern London Cemetery, Purfleet
19 min walk • Eastern London Cemetery is a new cemetery in the East of London opening in 2018. The new cemetery will provide around 20,000 new burial plots for London, which has long been facing a critical shortage of burial space.