Ilford is large town in East London, situated in the London Borough of Redbridge. In the London Plan, its is identified as a metropolitan centre. Its town centre is the head district of IG postcode area.
One of the best specimens of a mammoth was found in Ilford, and the only one with a complete skull. Its railway was built in 1839, this helped with growth. This led to Ilford becoming a borough in 1926. Later joining greater London in 1965.
Two trains pass through Ilford with nuclear waste onboard every week, that’s mad! It used to be called Great Ilford. It started in 1879, when a man started a business in his basement and in the matter of year his business expanded trading as Britannia Works Company this company was the foundation for the area, later the company turned into Ilford Ltd.
Ilford is 8.1 miles from London.
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