London Borough of Redbridge

London Borough of Redbridge
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Geography
Status	London borough
Area — Total	Ranked 263rd 56.41 km2 (21.8 sq mi)
ONS code	00BC
Admin HQ	Ilford
Demographics
Population — Total (2008 est.) — Density	Ranked 43rd (of 326) 257,600 4,565 /km2 (11,823 /sq mi)
Ethnicity White British White Irish Other White White & Black Caribbean White & Black African White & Asian Other Mixed Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Other Asian Black Caribbean Black African Other Black Chinese Other	(2005 estimates)[1] 53.0% 2.0% 4.4% 0.9% 0.4% 0.9% 0.7% 14.3% 6.6% 2.3% 3.3% 3.9% 4.6% 0.6% 1.0% 1.0%
Politics
Redbridge London Borough Council
Leadership	Cllr Keith Prince
Mayor	Cllr Thomas Chan
Executive	Conservative
MPs	Harry Cohen Mike Gapes Lee Scott Iain Duncan Smith
London Assembly — Member	Havering and Redbridge Roger Evans
Coat of Arms
Official website	LB Redbridge

The London Borough of Redbridge ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in the north east sub-region of Greater London, England and forms part of Outer London. Its administrative headquarters is at Redbridge Town Hall in Ilford.

Etymology

The name comes from a bridge over the River Roding which had been demolished in 1921. The bridge was made of red brick, unlike other bridges in the area made of white stone. The name had first been applied to the Redbridge area and Redbridge tube station was opened in 1947. It was earlier known as Hocklee's Bridge.^[2]

Districts

The borough is divided into the following districts:

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

Areas

Notable areas include:

• Cathedral City Estate
• Garden City Estate
• Commonwealth Estate
• Woods Estate
• Firs Estate
• Knighton Estate
• Mayfield Bungalow Estate
• Nightingale Estate
• Wanstead Flats
• Maybank Estate
• Hill Farm Estate
• Orchard Estate

Transport

The National Express East Anglia services from Liverpool Street station passes through the borough east to west with stations at Ilford, Seven Kings and Goodmayes. These stations are planned to be converted for operation on the Crossrail route, except Ilford which will continue to be owned by National Express with Crossrail calling here.

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. Grange Hill station lies on the boundary between the London Borough of Redbridge and the Epping Forest district.

London buses routes 20, 25, 62, 66, 86, 101, 123, 128, 145, 147, 150, 167, 169, 173, 179, 247, 275, 296, 308, 362, 364, 366, 368, 369, 387, 396 397, 462, 549, W12, W13, W14, W19, Night routes N8, N15, N86, School bus route 667, 675, 679 and orther routes 958. Work is currently being carried out for a new Fast Reliable service from Ilford to Dagenham Dock named the East London Transit(ELT). When the ELT starts service, the route 179 will run from Chingford to Ilford Only as the ELT will run the Ilford to Barking Route via Ilford Lane. The are also plans to rename the route 369 to "TG1" as part of the new Thames Gateway Development.

History

The borough was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 as a merger of the former area of:

Redbridge Town Hall on Ilford High Road

All of which had been transferred from Essex to Greater London by the Act.

Sport

There are two local football teams both playing in the Isthmian League [[Isthmian League Division One North|Division One North Redbrige FC and Ilford FC.

The London Development Agency (LDA) have funded a new permanent road cycle circuit and mountain bike course at the Hog Hill cycle track – near the Hainault Forest Country Park, costing £5m. This replaces the former Eastway cycle facilities sited within the London Olympic Park. The council will be funding the facility up to the completion of the legacy London Velopark. Work is underway to identify an operator of Hog Hill beyond 2012.^[4]

Redbridge London Borough Council

In June 2007 the Council introduced Redbridge i, an innovative new website using personalisation and customisation techniques. In May 2008 Redbridge i was used as the basis for the Redbridge Conversation, a public consultation asking everyone who lives or works in the borough to talk about the long-term improvements they want to see, and how the council should pay for them.

Summary of Council results:

Education

Redbridge is the Local Education Authority of the district. All schools in the borough take part in the Redbridge Schools' Choral Festival, a biennial music festival held in the Royal Albert Hall in Knightsbridge, London.^[5] It was inaugurated in 1976. Around 1,900 children from Redbridge schools take part in each festival, with the latest edition being held in 2008.

Twinning

• Haute-Normandie, France

See also

• Redbridge parks and open spaces

References

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External links

• London Borough of Redbridge Council website

Gallery

Exchange shopping centre, Ilford

Fullwell Cross library, Barkingside

Gants Hill roundabout and station, Gants Hill

Newbury Park station, Newbury Park

v • d • e London Borough of Redbridge Districts Aldborough Hatch · Aldersbrook · Barkingside · Chadwell Heath · Clayhall · Cranbrook · Fairlop · Fullwell Cross · Gants Hill · Goodmayes · Hainault · Ilford · Little Heath · Loxford · Newbury Park · Redbridge · Seven Kings · Snaresbrook · South Woodford · Wanstead · Woodford · Woodford Bridge · Woodford Green Constituencies Chingford and Woodford Green: Iain Duncan Smith (Con) — Ilford North: Lee Scott (Con) — Ilford South: Mike Gapes (Co-op) — Leyton and Wanstead: Harry Cohen (Lab) Parks and open spaces Hainault Forest Country Park · Fairlop Waters · Goodmayes Park · Seven Kings Park · Roding Valley Park · South Park, Ilford · Valentines Park · Wanstead Flats · Wanstead Park

Coordinates: 51°34′N 0°05′E / 51.567°N 0.083°E / 51.567; 0.083