Ilford

Ilford
From top to bottom: Redbridge Town Hall on Ilford High Road; Ilford Hill
Ilford is located in Greater London
Ilford
Ilford
Location within Greater London
Population168,168 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ445865
• Charing Cross9.0 mi (14.5 km) WSW
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townILFORD
Postcode districtIG1-IG6
Dialling code020
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51°33′27″N 00°05′09″E / 51.55750°N 0.08583°E / 51.55750; 0.08583

Ilford is a large town in East London, England, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Redbridge, Ilford is within the ceremonial county of Greater London. It had a population of 168,168 in 2011, compared to 303,858 for the entire borough.

Identified as a metropolitan centre in the London Plan, Ilford's commercial and retail centre is surrounded by extensive residential development. The town is on the transport corridor between London and coastal Essex, with both the A12 and the central railway station linking the regions. In recent years, as a result of increased levels of immigration, Ilford has become one of the most multicultural towns in England.

Historically a small rural settlement in the ancient parish of Barking in the Becontree hundred of the historic county of Essex, its strategic position on the River Roding and the London to Colchester road made it a coaching town.[2] The arrival of the railway in 1839 accelerated its growth, leading to the area becoming part of the conurbation with London. It split from the parish of Barking in 1888, and, in the 20th century, Ilford significantly expanded and increased in population, becoming a municipal borough in 1926. In 1965, it merged with Wanstead and Woodford, also incorporating parts of neighbouring districts, to form the London Borough of Redbridge, part of Greater London.

  1. ^ Ilford is made up of 12 wards in the London Borough of Redbridge: Aldborough Hatch, Barkingside, Cranbrook, Clementswood, Fairlop, Gants Hill, Vicarage, Loxford, Mayfield, Newbury Park, Seven Kings, Hainault and Valentines. "2011 Census Ward Population Estimates | London DataStore". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference bho_borough was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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