Talk:Upminster Bridge

Boundary

I wrote the original article about this bridge and at that time did not have quite the flair for editing text online I have today. I know a lot about this bridge as it features heavily in my childhood but ignoring that, the boundary I spoke of is the NATURAL boundary between the ancient settlements of Hornchurch and what was to become Upminster. As discused here the actual boundary is a much disputed issue and depends on what your boundary represents. Modern day 'Upminster' does indeed include Norfolk Road and in fact extends westward to Hacton Lane south of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line and the boundary could be argued to be at the railway bridge but the it does a daft thing, it then runs along the railway line to the rail over river bridge runs up the river to the next rail over river bridge and then runs back along the other railway line (the Romford to Upminster Railway) and touches Wingletye Lane before heading back again to the river. If you stick to housing estates you end up in a bugger's muddle working out what is what so I made reference to the historical context of the natural boundary.

Upminster bridge crossing is In Upminster on both sides. The traditional boundary is no longer seen as a crossing between Upminster and Hornchurch. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Theno2003 (talk • contribs) 15:14, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

[1]( Here is a link to Norfolk Road, showing it is in RM14! Meaning the crossing is still in RM14 and in Upminster. DO NOT CHANGE! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.170.162.213 (talk) 01:56, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Postcodes are routing instructions, not geo-political boundaries (see WP:UKPOSTAL). I note that the text "carrying the A124 road between the suburbs of Hornchurch and Upminster" is true regardless of where you think the boundary is, or indeed if there is one at all. MRSC (talk) 05:03, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Also, though the river crossing is in RM14 (Upminster post town), it is only 100 yards from the tripoint with RM11 and RM12 (Hornchurch post town).[2] Indeed, Upminster Bridge tube station is on the RM12 side of the border. The crossing itself straddles the boundary between the parliamentary constituencies of Hornchurch (Hacton ward) and Upminster (Upminster ward).[3] So the edits by User:MRSC are sound. — Richardguk (talk) 07:17, 5 March 2010 (UTC)