Redbridge, London

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Redbridge
Redbridge shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ425885
London borough	Redbridge
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ILFORD
Postcode district	IG4
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
European Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Ilford North
London Assembly	Havering and Redbridge
List of places: UK • England • London

Coordinates: 51°34′38″N 0°03′27″E / 51.57729, 0.057436

Redbridge is a place in the London Borough of Redbridge. It is home to Redbridge Institute of Adult Education^[1] and Redbridge Football Club.

Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Transport and locale 3.1 Nearest station 3.2 Nearest places 4 References

[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 was later applied to the wider London borough created in 1965. The bridge was earlier known as Hocklee's Bridge.^[2]

[edit] History

Redbridge formed part of the Municipal Borough of Ilford before 1965.

[edit] Transport and locale

[edit] Nearest station

• Redbridge tube station

[edit] Nearest places

• Clayhall
• Gants Hill
• Snaresbrook
• Wanstead

[edit] References

v • d • e London Borough of Redbridge 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 Constituencies Chingford and Woodford Green · Ilford South · Ilford North · Leyton and Wanstead Parks and open spaces in Redbridge