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 291st 56.41 km² (21.8 sq mi) |
| ONS code | 00BC |
| Admin HQ | Ilford |
| Demographics | |
| Population — Total (2006 est.) — Density |
Ranked 38th (of 354) 251,900 4,466 /km² (11,567 /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 Alan Weinberg |
| Mayor | Cllr Mrs Joyce Ryan |
| 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 ) 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:
[edit] Sport
Redbridge FC (www.redbridgefc.com)play in the Ryman league division one north
| Former local government district | Population (1961)[3] |
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| 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] Redbridge London Borough Council
In June 2007 the Council introduced Redbridge i, an innovative new website using personalisation and customisation techniques.
Summary of Council results:
| Overall control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | Others | |
| 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
It is twinned with the Haute-Normandie region of France.
[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 10 February 2008.
[edit] External links
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