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Ilford was historically known as Great Ilford to differentiate it from nearby Little Ilford, in the London Borough of Newham. The name is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ilefort and means ford over the Hyle, an old name for the River Roding that means "trickling stream". Little Ilford shares the origin. Want to know more about Ilford then visit Wikipedia and British History Online:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilford
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42730
Recommended publications:
Bygone Ilford by Brian Evans
The Old Photographs Series by Ian Dowling and Nick Harris
Ilford Old And New (Volumes 1-6)
REDBRIDGE OVER THE LAST 1000 YEARS - TIMELINE IN BRIEF
1000-1100
Wanstead and Woodford were entered into the Domesday book of 1086. Wenesteda was worth 40 shillings and Wodefort was worth 100 shillings. Ilford as a part of Barking and worth £80.
1100-1200
Norman power was still prevalent in Essex, other parts of the country were now under English control. There was a growth of church life and monasticism and Barking Abbey was very powerful exercising a lot of authority over Essex. In 1117 there is a mention of Yleford (Ilford) in documents. Yle is the ancient name for the River Roding. The Hospital Chapel was founded in 1145 by Adelicia, Abbess of Barking, for 13 elderly and infirm gentlemen (the brethren). It was only later in the 13th and 14th centuries when leprosy had become endemic that lepers were admitted.
1200-1300
Several Essex barons put pressure on King John to sign the Magna Carta in 1215. The Hospital Chapel established by Adelicia, an early Abess of Barking Abbey, begins to take in and care for Lepers. Parishes of Wanstead and Woodford were owned either by the Crown or the Abbey of Waltham.
1300-1400
Black death devastates London and moves into Essex during the spring of 1349.
1381 local men join the Peasants Revolt and coverage on Mile End common and Aldgate.
1500-1600
1534 the Act of Supremacy - King Henry VIII becomes head of the Church of England. Barking Abbey is surrendered to the crown.
3rd August 1553 Catholic, Mary Tudor takes the throne, she travels to London via Wanstead. Large areas of forest land in Wanstead, Woodford and Ilford were cleared for farmland.
1600-1700
In 1653 Ilford Village has 50 houses and rises to 60 by 1660. Samuel Pepys visits Ilford on at least two occasions during this time. Valentines Mansion was built in 1696. Wanstead Manor had 110 acres of arable land and 70 acres of meadow in 1670s.
1700-1800
The Fairlop Oak and the Bean Feast become important in the lives of local people. Queen Anne visits the ancient Oak Tree. The first 'Bean Feast' is held under the Oak in 1725, this grows to become the annual Fairlop Fair. The great house at Wanstead was rebuilt in 1720 in the latest palladian style with the gardens being redesigned as well. The Red Bridge, a crossing over the River Roding first appears in plans for Wanstead House in 1735. The famous Great Vine of Valentines is planted at the house in 1758 and is 13 inches round by 1789. Cuttings were planted in Hampton Court which can still be seen today. Farmers in the area are growing vegetables, cereals and milk for an increasing London population.
1800-1900
1839 saw the railway come to Ilford. Dr and Mrs Barnado open homes for orphaned and destitute girls at Barkingside. Ilford Ltd manufacturers of photographic film started in 1880. Wanstead Park opened to the public in 1882. John Bodger opens his first shop in Ilford 1890. J Sainsburys opens first shop in 1897
Last Fairlop Fair held in 1899.
1900-2012
Ilford Town hall opened in 1901, with additions in 1920s and 1930s, becoming Redbridge Town Hall in 1965. Tramways were operating in Ilford from 1902-1938. John Harrison Gibson opens his first store in Ilford 1902. Fairheads opens in 1908. London Penny Bazaar (now Marks and Spencer) opens in 1910. World War 1 saw Ilford with its own Royal flying core and Royal Airfield at Hainault farm. The Monkhams estate Woodford, including the House and Gardens were re developed for housing in the 1920s and 1930s. The population of Ilford grew from 10,913 in 1891 to 131,061 in 1931. During World War 2 Ilford, Wanstead and Woodford sustained many civilian casualties and great property damage from German bombing, especially by V1, V2 attacks during 1944-1945. Ilford had an RAF airfield operating from Fairlop. The period post 1945 saw large housing developments in Clayhall and the rest of North Ilford, with similar small scale rebuilding taking place throughout Wanstead and Woodford.
1965 , the formation of the new London Borough of Redbridge. By the 1970s, the population of the area begins to become more diverse with more residents coming from outside the UK. New transport links such as the extended Central Line to Newbury Park in 1949 were continued in the 1970s by the new M11 passing through Woodford and later improvements to the A406 (North Circular)
A cutting from the Vine at Hampton Court is returned to Valentines Mansion in 1987
A Town Centre for Redbridge was established in Ilford with the building of the new Council offices and the pedestrainisation of Ilford High Road during the 1980s. The Exchange shopping centre was later opened in 1991. Redbridge is a neighbouring borough to the London 2012 Olympic Games in Stratford, with the Redbridge Cycle Centre to be used as a training venue for athletes. DISCLAIMER
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