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London Borough of Redbridge
| London Borough of Redbridge | |
|---|---|
 Shown within Greater London | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | London borough |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 291st 56.41 km² |
| ONS code: | 00BC |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 41st 244,016 4,326 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 63.5% White 25.0% S.Asian 7.6% Afro-Carib. |
| Politics | |
| Redbridge London Borough Council http://www.redbridge.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour + Liberal Democrats |
| MPs: | Harry Cohen, Iain Duncan Smith, Mike Gapes, Linda Perham |
| London Assembly: - Member | Havering and Redbridge - Roger Evans |
The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough in East London. The name comes from a bridge over the River Roding.
It includes the areas:
- Aldborough Hatch
- Aldersbrook
- Barkingside
- Clayhall
- Cranbrook
- Fullwell Cross
- Gants Hill
- Goodmayes
- Hainault
- Ilford
- Loxford
- Newbury Park
- Redbridge
- Seven Kings
- Snaresbrook
- South Woodford
- Wanstead
- Woodford
- Woodford Bridge
- Woodford Green
The Great Eastern Mainline from Liverpool Street 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.
The borough was formed in 1965 by the merger of the Essex boroughs of Ilford and Wanstead and Woodford in along with part of Dagenham and part of Chigwell Urban District.
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