London Borough of Redbridge
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| London Borough of Redbridge | |
 Shown within Greater London |
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| Geography | |
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| Status | London borough |
| Area — Total |
Ranked 263rd 56.41 km2 (21.8 sq mi) |
| ONS code | 00BC |
| Admin HQ | Ilford |
| Demographics | |
| Population — Total (2007 est.) — Density |
Ranked 44th (of 326) 254,400 4,509 /km2 (11,678 /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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Official website | LB Redbridge |
The London Borough of Redbridge (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in north east London, England and forms part of Outer London.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Transport
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.
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.
[edit] History
The borough was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 as a merger of the former area of:
| Former local government district | Population (1961)[3] |
|---|---|
| Municipal Borough of Ilford | 178,024 |
| Municipal Borough of Wanstead and Woodford | 61,416 |
| northern part of the Municipal Borough of Dagenham around Hog Hill | 3,569 |
| south eastern part of Chigwell Urban District around Hainault | 7,071 |
All of which had been transferred from Essex to Greater London by the Act.
[edit] Sport
There are two local football teams: Redbridge F.C. play in the Isthmian League Division One North[4]; and Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. play in Football League Two.[5]
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.[6]
[edit] 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:
| Overall control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | Others | |
| 2009 | No Overall Control | 30 | 17 | 11 | 5 |
| 2006 | Conservative | 33 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 2002 | Conservative | 33 | 21 | 9 | - |
| 1998 | No overall control | 23 | 28 | 9 | 2 |
| 1994 | No overall control | 23 | 30 | 9 | |
| 1990 | Conservative | ||||
| 1986 | Conservative | ||||
| 1982 | Conservative | ||||
| 1978 | Conservative | ||||
| 1974 | Conservative | ||||
| 1971 | Conservative | ||||
| 1968 | Conservative | ||||
| 1964 | Conservative |
[edit] Education
Redbridge is the Local Education Authority of the district.
[edit] Twinning
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2008) |
- ^ Data Management and Analysis Group, Greater London Authority, Demography Update October 2007, (2007)
- ^ Mills, A., Dictionary of London Place Names, (2001)
- ^ Vision of Britain - Redbridge. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
- ^ Redbridge F.C.
- ^ Dagenham and Redbridge F.C.
- ^ 2012 London Olympics – VeloPark (e-Architects) accessed 19 August 2008
[edit] External links
[edit] Gallery
 Exchange shopping centre, Ilford |
 Fullwell Cross library, Barkingside |
 Gants Hill roundabout and station, Gants Hill |
 Newbury Park station, Newbury Park |
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