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Apr 11, 2023 · Ilford remained a rural village until the 19th century when it began to increase due to several factors. One was the deforestation of Hainault Forest, which opened up land for farming and building. Another was the arrival of the railway in 1839, which connected Ilford with London and made it more accessible and attractive for commuters.
Ilford was historically known as Great Ilford to differentiate it from nearby Little Ilford. [3] The name is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ilefort and means "ford over the Hyle". "Hyle" is an old Celtic name for the River Roding that means "trickling stream".
3 days ago · Ilford village, in 1653, comprised about 50 houses, mostly north and east of the central road junction, along that part of the High Road now called the Broadway. (fn. 1) South and west of the junction was Spurle Grove, an 'island' site belonging to Ilford Hospital, on which there were only two or three buildings apart from those of the hospital ...
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ilford like this: ILFORD (GREAT), a small town, a chapelry, and a ward in Barking parish, Essex.
Ilford was a civil parish and local government district in south west Essex, England from 1888 to 1965, covering the town Ilford. The district saw a considerable rise in population throughout its life, [1] caused by the expansion of the built-up area of London, and became one of the most populous districts of its type in England.
Sep 21, 2024 · 'Great Ilford', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume 2, Central and South west( London, 1921), British History Online, accessed September 21, 2024, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/essex/vol2/pp97-99.
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1 day ago · Two miles farther north, along the main London-Colchester road, was the village of Great Ilford, originally so called to distinguish it from Little Ilford, an adjoining parish. In 1830 Great Ilford became a separate ecclesiastical parish, and in 1888 a separate civil parish.
