Ilford

Meaning

Proper Noun

large town in northeastern Greater London (county) England (constituent country), and the administrative headquarters of the London borough of Redbridge.

Origin

The name is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ilefort, meaning "ford over the Hyle" (an old name for the River Roding that means "trickling stream").

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