Ilford is a large suburb of east London, identified as a metropolitan centre in the London Plan.
Historically it was a small rural settlement in the ancient parish of Barking in the Becontree hundred of Essex. Ilford’s strategic position on the River Roding and the London to Colchester road made it a coaching town and the arrival of the railway in 1839 accelerated its growth.
Ilford railway station was opened in 1839. It is now served by the Elizabeth line.
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Ilford is a large suburb of east London, identified as a metropolitan centre in the London Plan.
