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Ilford

Ilford is a district and large town in east London, located 9.1 miles (14.6 km) east of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Redbridge. Ilford is also identified as a major centre in the London Plan. Although Ilford is in the London Borough of Redbridge, a part is also in the London Borough of Newham. Ilford forms a significant commercial and retail centre surrounded by extensive residential development. It was historically a small rural settlement in the county of Essex and its strategic position on the River Roding and the London to Colchester road caused it to develop as a coaching town. The arrival of the railway in 1839 eventually accelerated that growth and as part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Ilford significantly expanded and increased in population, becoming a municipal borough in 1926, Since 1965 it has formed part of Greater London. Ilford is part of the IG postcode area, though areas to the west of Ilford Hill and the A406 are part of E postcode area instead. The population of Ilford, comprising the Clementswood, Loxford, Goodmayes, Newbury, Mayfield, Seven Kings, Clayhall, Redbridge, Green Street, Barkingside, Cranbrook and Valentines and Little Ilford, was 168,168 in the 2011 census. To the west of the town is Stratford, east is Romford and south is Barking.

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