Ilford
OS grid reference	TQ445865
London borough	Redbridge
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ILFORD
Postcode district	IG1
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Ilford North
	Ilford South
London Assembly	Havering and Redbridge
European Parliament	London
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Coordinates: 51°33′32″N 0°05′08″E / 51.558807, 0.085459 Ilford may refer to: Ilford - in Redbridge, London Ilford, Somerset Ilford Photo - photographic company Little Ilford in Newham, London Municipal Borough of Ilford - historic district Ilford North (UK Parliament constituency) Ilford South (UK Parliament constituency) Ilford, New South Wales, a small town in Australia Category: ... Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough in North East London, England. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping, concerning these countries; thus the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has used the phrase in reference to the parts of former Yugoslavia... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The IG postcode area is a group of 11 postal districts in north east Greater London which are subdivisions of six post towns. ... +44 redirects here. ... 020 is the dial code for Greater London in the United Kingdom. ... The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is the name currently used by the territorial police force which is responsible for Greater London other than the City of London (the responsibility of the City of London Police). ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is the statutory fire and rescue service for London, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is the largest ambulance service in the world that does not directly charge its patients for its services. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Ilford North is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom comprising the north part of the town of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge. ... Ilford South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... Havering and Redbridge is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a partial list of places in London, England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Ilford is a district of the London Borough of Redbridge in East London, England.^[1] It is a suburban development situated 9.1 miles (14.6 km) east north-east of Charing Cross and one of ten major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.^[2] The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough in North East London, England. ... East London area East London is the name commonly given to the north eastern part of London, England on the north side of the River Thames. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ... Ken Livingstone, the current Mayor of London The Mayor of London is an elected politician in London, United Kingdom. ...

Ilford was historically known as Great Ilford to differentiate it from nearby Little Ilford, in the London Borough of Newham.^[3] It is bounded in the west by the North Circular Road and the River Roding and is contiguous with Barking to the south, Gants Hill to the north and Seven Kings to the east. Little Ilford is a place in the London Borough of Newham It may be named after the town of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge. ... This article is about the London borough. ... The A406 or the North Circular Road is a trunk-road linking west and east London going via North London. ... The River Roding is a river that rises near Dunmow, flows through Essex and forms Barking Creek as it reaches the River Thames in London Categories: UK geography stubs | London Rivers | Rivers in Essex ... For other uses, see Barking (disambiguation). ... Gants Hill is a place in the London Borough of Redbridge in East London through which runs the A12 (Eastern Avenue). ... Seven Kings is a place in north east London, England in the London Borough of Redbridge. ...

History

Etymology

The name is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ilefort and means ford over the Hyle; an old name for the River Roding that means "trickling stream". Little Ilford shares the etymology.^[3] A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... The River Roding is a river that rises near Dunmow, flows through Essex and forms Barking Creek as it reaches the River Thames in London Categories: UK geography stubs | London Rivers | Rivers in Essex ...

Civic history and administration

Main article: Municipal Borough of Ilford

Ilford was a village and later ward in the ancient Barking parish^[4], in the Becontree hundred of Essex.^[5] Ilford formed a civil parish from 1888, with a local board created in 1890^[4], and it became an urban district of Essex from 1894.^[5] The council offices were at first in rooms above a shop in Cranbrook Road and, from 1898, council meetings were held in a hired schoolroom in Ilford Hall, High Road, but in 1901 a large town hall, also in the High Road, was completed at a cost of about £30,000. This was designed by B. Woollard in an ornate Renaissance style; it was enlarged in 1927 and 1933^[4]. Successive acts provided the council with increased powers and they used these to embark on an expansion of public services, providing sewerage, public baths, an isolation hospital, a fire station, an electricity and tramway undertaking,^[6] and several public parks – including Valentine's Park, opened as Central Park in 1898. In 1904, the council also took over the responsibilities of the school board^[4]. Ilford is a town in the London Borough of Redbridge in East London. ... For other uses, see Barking (disambiguation). ... Becontree was an ancient hundred in the south west of the county of Essex, England. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... By region Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance French Renaissance German Renaissance English Renaissance Renaissance Architecture: The cultural movement called the Renaissance (which literally means re-birth) was just that in architecture, a rebirth of the Roman traditions of design. ... Valentines Park is the largest green space in the London Borough of Redbridge, between Ilford and Gants Hill. ...

In 1926, Ilford was incorporated as the Municipal Borough of Ilford. In the succeeding years, Ilford Corporation made several failed attempts to gain county borough status,^[7] which would have given independence from Essex County Council. In 1965 the municipal borough was abolished^[8] and its former area was transferred to Greater London to form part of the London Borough of Redbridge.^[9] Ilford is a town in the London Borough of Redbridge in East London. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ...

In 1914, the parish of Barking was transferred from the Diocese of St Albans to a new Diocese of Chelmsford, reflecting the increase in population to the east of London. The Diocese of St Albans forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England and is part of the wider Church of England, in turn part of the world-wide Anglican Communion. ... The Diocese of Chelmsford is a Church of England diocese based in Chelmsford, covering Essex and north-east London. ...

Origins

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Redevelopment has destroyed much of the evidence for early Ilford, but the oldest evidence for human occupation is the 1st and 2nd century BC Iron Age earthwork known as Uphall Camp. This was situated between the Roding and Ilford Lane and is recorded in 18th century plans^[4]. Roman finds have also been made in the vicinity^[10]. A nearby mound called Lavender Mount existed into the 1960s, when it was removed during building work at Howards chemical works. Excavation has shown that the latter may have been a 16th century 'beacon-mound'. Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410. ...

Ilford straddled the important road from London to Colchester, again likely to be of Roman origin, and also (in historic times) was the main crossing point of the marshes, providing the only land access from London to Barking and Tilbury. Barking was the site of Barking Abbey, an important Christian centre from 666AD, and a major fishing port from the Middle Ages. Tilbury achieved importance in the Tudor era as a fort, and later as a port. The Middlesex and Essex Turnpike Trust controlled and maintained this road from 1721. The River Roding was also made navigable for barges as far as Ilford Bridge from 1737^[10]. For other places with the same name, see Colchester (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Barking (disambiguation). ... Tilbury is located on the north bank of the River Thames, in the borough of Thurrock in England, at the point where the river suddenly narrows to about 800 yards/740 metres in width. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Allegory of the Tudor dynasty (detail), attributed to Lucas de Heere, ca 1572: left to right, Philip II of Spain, Mary, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Elizabeth The Tudor period usually refers to the historical period between 1485 and 1558, especially in relation to the history of England. ... The River Roding is a river that rises near Dunmow, flows through Essex and forms Barking Creek as it reaches the River Thames in London Categories: UK geography stubs | London Rivers | Rivers in Essex ...

Development

By 1653, Ilford was a compact village of 50 houses, mostly sited north and south of the current Broadway^[4] and the area was distinctly rural.

In 1801 the population of Ilford was 1,724 and by 1841 it had grown to 3,742^[4]. It had a population of 41,244 in 1901 and occupied an area of 8,496 acres (34 km²).^[11] 2,500 houses of the vast Becontree Estate, built by the London County Council from 1921, were within the boundaries of Ilford; the addition caused a rise in population of 11,600 by 1926^[4] and the population peaked in 1951 at 184,706. In 1961 the population was 178,024.^[11] Becontree is a place in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London, 11. ... London County Council emblem is still seen today on buildings, especially housing, from that era London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London from 1889 until 1965, when it was replaced by the Greater London Council. ...

Notable events

Kensington Gardens was the location of the 1922 murder of Percy Thompson by Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters. Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters Edith Jessie Thompson (25 December 1893 – 9 January 1923) and Frederick Edward Francis Bywaters (1901 – 9 January 1923) were a British couple who were executed for the murder of Thompson’s husband Percy. ...

Commerce

Ilford was largely rural until its expansion in the 19th century. This expansion brought about brickworks, cement works and coal yards to service the new buildings, largely centred on the River Roding. These businesses gave way to new industries, such as paper making (commemorated in Mill Lane) and services such as steam laundries and collar making to provide for the new commuting class created by the railway^[4].

Ilford photographic

A number of major businesses have been founded in the town, including the eponymous photographic film and chemicals manufacturer Ilford Photo.^[13] This was founded in 1879 by Alfred H. Harman, a photographer from Peckham, who established the business in a house in Cranbook Road making gelatino-bromide 'dry' plates^[4]. The business soon outgrew these premises, and their headquarters moved to a site at Roden Street which was demolished during the early 1980s to make way for a new one way traffic system to help with the town's traffic problem. A supermarket now stands on the former site. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ilford Photo is a maker of photographic films, paper, and chemicals, which was founded in 1879 by Alfred Hugh Harman as Britannia Works. ... , Peckham is an area of London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, located 3. ...

Plessey

A major employer in Ilford was the radio, electronics and telecommunications company Plessey.^[14] Founded in 1917 in Marylebone, it moved to Cottenham Road in Ilford early in 1919 then to Vicarage Lane where it remained, becoming one of the largest manufacturers in this field. The famous decision by the United States Supreme Court can be found at Plessy v. ... Marylebone (sometimes written St. ...

During World War II, the factory was heavily damaged by bombing and the company carried out much of its manufacture, with 2000 workers servicing a production line, located in the underground railway tunnel between Wanstead and Gants Hill^[4]. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... , Wanstead is a suburban area in the London Borough of Redbridge, East London. ... Gants Hill is a place in the London Borough of Redbridge in East London through which runs the A12 (Eastern Avenue). ...

In 1955, the company employed 15,000 workers, in sites throughout Ilford and neighbouring areas, with an extensive research department^[4]. Plessey were partners in the development of the Atlas Computer in 1962, and later applied this expertise in developing the System X for the Post Office. The company merged with GEC in 1988, and was acquired by Siemens in 1989, but the site was closed nine years later when the company was reorganised, as part of Marconi plc. The Atlas Computer of the University of Manchester became operational in 1962, having been a joint development between the University, Ferranti and Plessey. ... System X was the name of the UKs first national digital telephone exchange system. ... General Post Office (UK) redirects here. ... The General Electric Company plc (GEC) is a British company that was renamed Marconi plc on November 30, 1999 after its defence unit Marconi Electronic Systems was divested and sold to British Aerospace. ... Siemens has the following uses: Siemens is a German family name carried by generations of the telecommunications industrialists, including Werner von Siemens, Sir William Siemens, Wilhelm von Siemens and Peter von Siemens Siemens AG is a German electrical and telecommunications company, founded as a telegraph equipment manufacturer by Werner von... The telent plc is a radio, telecommunication, and internet equipment manufacturing company, formerly known as The General Electric Company (GEC), Marconi plc and Marconi Corporation plc. ...

Politics

Ilford is represented in the House of Commons by MPs Lee Scott (Conservative, Ilford North) and Mike Gapes (Labour, Ilford South). It is part of the Havering and Redbridge London Assembly constituency. Type Lower House Speaker Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Leader Harriet Harman, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader Theresa May, (Conservative) since May 5, 2005 Members 659 Political groups Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist Party Sinn Féin... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Lee Scott is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and Member of Parliament for Ilford North winning the seat in the 2005 election on 5 May 2005. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... Ilford North is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom comprising the north part of the town of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... Ilford South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Havering and Redbridge is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ...

Sport

The local football team is Ilford F.C., which has existed in two separate guises, and now play at Cricklefield Stadium, a venue that was used for some of the football events during the 1948 Summer Olympics. Ilford F.C. are a London football club based in Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge founded in 1987, currently playing in the Isthmian League First Division North from 2006-07. ... Cricklefield Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Ilford, England. ... The Games of the XIV Olympiad were held in 1948 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. ...

Transport

Ilford is a hub on the London Buses network.^[15] Its main rail service is from Ilford railway station and there is also a station at Seven Kings. There are tube stations to the north at Gants Hill, Redbridge and Newbury Park and to the south at Barking. An Enviro 400 bus, a modern interpretation of the famous London red double-decker. ... Ilford station is a suburban railway station in East London. ... Seven Kings station is a railway station at located in East London. ... Gants Hill tube station is situated on the Central Line network in Zone 4 in London. ... Redbridge tube station is a London Underground station in Redbridge, on the Hainault loop of the Central Line, in Zone 4. ... Newbury Park canopy Newbury Park tube station is a London Underground station in Newbury Park, in the London Borough of Redbridge. ... Barking station is a railway station served by National Rail and the London Underground. ...

Nearest places

• Little Ilford
• Gants Hill
• Seven Kings
• Manor Park
• Goodmayes
• Clayhall
• Barkingside
• Redbridge
• Newbury Park

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Famous births

See also: Category:People from Ilford

• Raymond Baxter, TV presenter
• Nigel Benn, former boxer
• Ken Campbell, comedian and actor
• The Dooleys (1970s pop act) were born and lived in the Seven Kings area of Ilford
• Noel Edmonds, TV entertainer and presenter
• Bill Fraser, TV actor, (especially the Army Game) who ran a sweet shop in Ilford Lane between bookings
• Jon Hare, computer game designer and co-founder of Sensible Software
• John Carmel Heenan, (Cardinal Heenan)
• Paul Ince, footballer, currently manages Milton Keynes Dons
• Kathy Kirby, 1960s singer
• Jane Leeves, actress most known for her role as Daphne Moon in Frasier
• Denise Levertov, poet
• Sir Raymond Lygo, admiral
• Victor Maddern, actor
• Sean Maguire, singer and actor
• Harry John Blagdon Mansfield, owner of Mansfield's Dairies, established in 1868.
• Kevin Maher, footballer, currently plays for Southend United
• Helen Mirren, actress
• Jenny Powell, TV presenter
• Kathleen Raine, poet and critic
• Ian Ridpath, astronomy writer and broadcaster.
• Dame Maggie Smith, actress
• Louise Wener, musician and novelist (attended Beal High School near Gants Hill)
• Nasser Hussain, former England cricket team captain. Although born in India Nasser grew up and went to school in Ilford. His father Joe Hussain still owns and runs Ilford Cricket School for youngsters situated off Beehive Lane.
• Chris Willsher, writer, performer and singer with cabaret punk band Bus Station Loonies

Raymond Baxter Raymond Baxter, OBE , FRSA (25 January 1922 – 15 September 2006), was a British television presenter and writer, best known for being the first presenter of Tomorrows World (1965–77). ... Nigel Benn (born January 22, 1964) is an English former boxer who held world titles at both Middleweight and Super Middleweight. ... The name Ken Campbell can refer to: The British artist and book maker Ken Campbell The British writer and actor Ken Campbell The US actor Ken Hudson Campbell The Canadian evangelist Ken Campbell An American philosopher[Ken Campbell] This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might... The Dooleys was a UK 1970s pop and club act comprising of six family members at their peak. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Seven Kings is a place in north east London, England in the London Borough of Redbridge. ... Noel Ernest Edmonds (born 22 December 1948 in Ilford, Essex) is a British television presenter, DJ, executive who made his name on BBC Radio 1 in the UK. He is more recently known as the presenter of the television gameshow Deal or No Deal. ... Bill Fraser in Doctor Who in 1980. ... The Army Game was a British television series about life in National Service broadcast between 1957 and 1961 by Granada Television . ... Jon Jops Hare (born 20 January 1966) in Ilford, Essex, UK is a British computer game designer, game artist and musician who was one of the two founder members and directors, with Chris Yates, of Sensible Software one of the most successful European games development companies of the late 80s... Logo Sensible Software was a highly regarded software house in the nineties from the United Kingdom that released several games, amongst those the popular Sensible Soccer series and Cannon Fodder. ... John Carmel Heenan (born in Ilford, Essex on 26 January 1905), was a priest in the Roman Catholic church in the 20th Centruty. ... The word cardinal comes from the Latin cardo for hinge and usually refers to things of fundamental importance, as in cardinal rule or cardinal sins. ... Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince (born 21 October 1967 in Ilford, London) is a football player who won numerous honours with Manchester United and became the first black player to captain the England team[1]. His career saw him play for six English clubs and Italian side, Inter Milan. ... Milton Keynes Dons F.C. is a football club that currently plays in the English Football League One, having just been relegated from the First Division. ... Kathy Kirby (born October 20, 1940 with the name Kathleen ORourke) was a popular British singer of the 1960s. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... Jane Leeves (born April 18, 1961) is an English actress best known for her work as Daphne Moon on Frasier. ... Daphne Crane (nee Moon) is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Frasier, played by Jane Leeves. ... Frasier is an American sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane. ... Denise Levertov Denise Levertov (October 24, 1923–December 20, 1997) was a British-born American poet. ... Admiral Sir Raymond (Derek) Lygo has had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy and subsequently in industry. ... Victor Jack Maddern (16 March 1926 — 22 June 1993) was an English actor. ... Sean Maguire Sean Maguire (born 18 April 1976 in Ilford, Essex) is an English actor and singer of Irish descent who became famous in 1988 playing Tegs Ratcliffe on the BBC childrens drama Grange Hill for four years. ... Kevin Maher (born October 17, 1976 in Ilford, London) a footballer who is the current captain of Southend United. ... Southend United Football Club is an English football team based at Roots Hall Stadium in Prittlewell, in the Borough of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, which plays in the Football League One. ... Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born July 26, 1945), is an English stage, television and film actress. ... Jenny Powell (born 8 April 1968 in Ilford, London), is a British television presenter. ... Kathleen Raine Kathleen Jessie Raine (June 14, 1908 – July 6, 2003) was a British poet, critic and independent scholar writing in particular on William Blake and W. B. Yeats. ... Ian Ridpath, Born 1947 May 1, Ilford, Essex is a journalist made famous for his breaking article on the Rendlesham Forest Incident of January 5, 1985. ... Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born 28 December 1934), better known as Dame Maggie Smith, is a two-time Academy Award, and Emmy-winning English film, stage, and television actress. ... Louise Wener, in full Louise Jane Wener (b. ... Gants Hill is a place in the London Borough of Redbridge in East London through which runs the A12 (Eastern Avenue). ... Nasser Hussain (born March 28, 1968, Madras (now Chennai, India) is a former Essex and England cricketer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

References

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Further reading

• Ian Dowling Valentines Park, Ilford: A Century of History (1999) ISBN 0901616255
• J E Oxley Barking and Ilford: An Extract from the Victoria History of the County of Essex vol 5 (1987)

External links

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