London Borough of Redbridge

The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough in East London. The name comes from a bridge over the River Roding; it was made of red brick, unlike other bridges in the area made of white stone.

Related Topics:
London borough - East London - River Roding

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It includes the areas:

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• Aldborough Hatch
• Aldersbrook
• Barkingside
• Clayhall
• Cranbrook
• Fullwell Cross
• Gants Hill
• Goodmayes
• Hainault
• Ilford
• Loxford
• Newbury Park
• Redbridge
• Seven Kings
• Snaresbrook
• South Woodford
• Wanstead
• Woodford
• Woodford Bridge
• Woodford Green

The Great Eastern Mainline from Liverpool Street station passes through the borough east to west with stations at Ilford, Seven Kings and Goodmayes. These are all planned to be on the cross-London Crossrail route.

Related Topics:
Great Eastern Mainline - Liverpool Street station - Ilford - Seven Kings - Goodmayes - Crossrail

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The London Underground Central Line also passes through the borough, with stations at Snaresbrook, South Woodford and Woodford on the Epping branch and Wanstead, Redbridge, Gants Hill, Newbury Park, Barkingside, Fairlop and Hainault on the Hainault branch, following the route of the A12 road from Wanstead to Newbury Park.

Related Topics:
London Underground - Central Line - Snaresbrook - South Woodford - Woodford - Epping - Wanstead - Redbridge - Gants Hill - Newbury Park - Barkingside - Fairlop - Hainault - A12 road

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The borough was formed in 1965 by the merger of the Essex boroughs of Ilford and Wanstead and Woodford, together with part of Dagenham and part of Chigwell Urban District. Prior to that, the whole area was administratively in Essex.

Related Topics:
1965 - Essex - Ilford - Wanstead and Woodford - Dagenham - Chigwell Urban District

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