56-716: Goodmayes is an area in Ilford , in East London , England. It is a ward of the London Borough of Redbridge , eleven miles north-east of Charing Cross , and forms part of both the Romford and Ilford post towns. Historically part of Essex , it was part of the Municipal Borough of Ilford until 1965 when it was incorporated into Greater London . The name Goodmayes and Goodmaistrete is recorded in 1456, and
112-546: A high standard of care. It comprises Brookside Main, Interact Outreach service and the Brookside High Dependency Unit. Barley Lane Primary School is located on Barley Lane. On Goodmayes Lane there is a clinic known as 'Mayesbrook Clinic' however it is now abandoned. Goodmayes Hospital & King George Hospital , Ilford had its own in-house Hospital Radio service. The service was operated volunteers as Goodmayes Hospital Radio Association (GHR)
168-413: A railway station was opened on the line from Romford to Mile End . The early businesses gave way to new industries, such as paper making and services such as steam laundries and collar making, to provide for the new commuting class created by the railway. A number of major businesses have been founded in the town, including the eponymous photographic film and chemicals manufacturer Ilford Photo . This
224-508: A registered charity and began broadcasting in 1975. In 2015 the celebrated its 40th anniversary of broadcasting to patients of Goodmayes Hospital and the North East London NHS Foundation Trust . However, a burst radiator forced the station off-air causing £30,000 of damage. The Association merged the radio service with Bedrock Radio (a registered charity) and service was resumed. Bedrock Radio provide
280-412: A sponsored walk for Comic Relief, raising over 1000 pounds. Other activities include archery, wall climbing and camping. Ilford Ilford is a large town in east London , England, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Charing Cross . Part of the London Borough of Redbridge , Ilford is within the ceremonial county of Greater London . It had a population of 168,168 in 2011, compared to 303,858 for
336-679: A variety of languages, including Bengali , Gujarati , Hindi , Punjabi , Tamil , Telugu and Urdu . According to the 2001 census, the parliamentary constituencies of Ilford North and Ilford South consisted of the following demographs: At the 2011 census, the Clementswood ward's population with a BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) background was 84.2%, one of the highest in Greater London. Most of Ilford's other wards have figures above 70%. The lowest BAME ward in Ilford
392-564: A wider community health ( hospital radio ) service across East London, South Essex and immediate surrounding areas. Goodmayes railway station is served by the Elizabeth line , which took over operation of the route and station from TFL Rail in May 2022. Services operate from Shenfield to Heathrow Airport and Reading . Bus routes serving Goodmayes are London Buses services, operated by Stagecoach London and Blue Triangle . Services link
448-665: Is Wes Streeting of the Labour Party, who succeeded the previous MP Lee Scott of the Conservative Party in the 2015 general election . The MP for Ilford South from 2024 is Jas Athwal of the Labour Party. Redbridge forms part of the Havering and Redbridge London Assembly constituency . The only complete skull of a mammoth discovered in the United Kingdom was unearthed in 1864 close to where Uphall Road
504-465: Is 20 miles 16 chains (32.5 km) from Liverpool Street . Immediately west of the station is Brentwood bank, which descends steeply in the up (London) direction. This bank presented a significant climb to steam trains . There are extensive sidings on the London side of the station just before the start of the descent down the bank. To the east of the station, the lines for Southend diverge to
560-553: Is a primary route destination in east London, and main roads link the town to key destinations throughout the capital and the East of England . The A118 runs east-west through Ilford, linking the town with Stratford and the A11 westbound, and Romford eastbound. The A123 runs north-south through the town, with direct connections to Gants Hill and Chigwell northbound, and Barking southbound. The A406 North Circular Road links
616-798: Is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ilefort and means " ford over the Hyle". "Hyle" is an old Celtic name for the River Roding that means "trickling stream". Great and Little Ilford share the place name origin, but the Domesday reference is to the Little Ilford area. Great and Little Ilford appear to have always been distinct areas separated by the Roding. The place names of Great and Little Ilford both appear to derive from
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#1732782988395672-509: Is served by fast trains on the main line towards London, and it is the north-eastern terminus of the Elizabeth line. At peak hours the frequency of service will increase from eight trains per hour to 12, necessitating the construction of a new 210-metre long platform 6, which was built to the north of platform 5, replacing one of the existing three western sidings. The two remaining western sidings and three new eastern sidings are also used by
728-479: Is today. The skull can now be seen in the Natural History Museum and a cast of the skull and other prehistoric animal remains can be seen at Redbridge Museum, Central Library, Ilford. Redevelopment has destroyed much of the evidence for early Ilford, but the oldest evidence for human occupation is the first- and second-century BC Iron Age earthwork known as Uphall Camp. This was situated between
784-598: The 2001 Census the combined populations of the Ilford North and Ilford South constituencies was 196,414. John Logie Baird , who invented the television , moved to Ilford in the mid to late 1920s to work on his new invention. He worked in a workshop on the roof of the Plessey premises in Ley Street, which has long since been demolished to make way for new housing. In 1922, Ilford became notorious for being
840-560: The Becontree hundred of Essex , covered the areas now known as Barking and Ilford. Barking was a large ancient parish of 12,307 acres (49.80 km ) in the Becontree hundred of Essex. It was divided into the wards of Chadwell, Great Ilford, Ripple and Town. The Barking parish authorities gradually lost responsibility for a variety of functions during the 19th century; from 1836, for the administration of poor relief, Ilford came within
896-667: The Blackwall Tunnel and onto the A2 for Dartford and destinations in Kent . Shenfield railway station Shenfield railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England , serving the suburb of Shenfield , Essex. As well as being a key interchange for medium- and long-distance services on the main line, it is also the western terminus of a branch line to Southend Victoria and one of
952-788: The Hainault loop branch of the Central line, with direct connections to Stratford, the City , the West End and West London. London Buses link Ilford to other districts in east and central London . Routes include 25 , 86, 123, 128, 145, 147, 150, 167, 169, 179, 296, 364, 366, 396, 425, 462, SL2 and W19. Night buses N25 and N86 additionally serve the town overnight. East London Transit route EL1 begins in Ilford; it links up with routes EL2 and EL3 at Barking , with onward connections to Chadwell Heath , Becontree and Dagenham . Ilford
1008-486: The London and North Eastern Railway , two extra tracks for terminating local (suburban "metro") trains opened in 1934, resulting in five platforms. The 1920 survey of the station shows goods sidings and a turntable on the London side of the up platforms. The goods yard was closed on 4 May 1964 and it became the station's car park. The Hutton Junction suffix in the station's name was removed on 20 February 1969. The station
1064-759: The Olympic Park in Stratford meant that in 2011, Ilford was the fastest-growing tourist destination in Europe due to the London 2012 Summer Olympics . In 2005, Ilford was ranked sixth in the Retail Footprint ranking for Greater London, behind London's West End , Croydon , Kingston upon Thames , Bromley and Brent Cross Shopping Centre . It ranked just above Romford and central London's Kensington . As of 2020, Ilford has 145,860 square metres (1,570,000 sq ft) of total town centre floorspace,
1120-520: The 1950s, which also served as the headquarters of the Balfour (Marine) Engineering company. The Exchange is the main shopping centre. By 1653, Ilford was a compact village of 50 houses, mostly sited north and south of the current Broadway and the area was distinctly rural. In 1801 the population of Ilford was 1,724 and by 1841 it had grown to 3,742. It had a population of 41,244 in 1901 and occupied an area of 8,496 acres (34 km ). 2,500 houses of
1176-614: The 2011 census (but altered to match new ward boundaries in 2015). The male life expectancy was 76.4 years in Loxford, and 84.5 years in Barkingside. The female expectancy was highest in Barkingside, 87.5 years, and lowest in Loxford, 81.7 years. Ilford station is in London Travelcard Zone 4 . Ilford railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line . It is served by Elizabeth line trains which also call at
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#17327829883951232-479: The Chadwell ward of the ancient parish of Barking , Essex . In 1888 the Chadwell and Great Ilford wards of Barking became a new parish of Ilford. This became Ilford Urban District in 1894 and was the Municipal Borough of Ilford from 1926 to 1965. The London Borough of Redbridge was formed in 1965 from Ilford and other areas. Councillors for the electoral ward of Goodmayes were first elected in 1964. Goodmayes
1288-417: The Roding and Ilford Lane and is recorded in 18th-century plans. Roman finds have also been made in the vicinity. A nearby mound called Lavender Mount existed into the 1960s, when it was removed during building work at Howards chemical works. Excavation has shown that Lavender Mount may have been a 16th-century 'beacon-mound'. Archaeological discoveries are displayed at Redbridge Museum. Ilford straddled
1344-580: The Romford Poor Law Union and in 1840 the Metropolitan Police District was extended to cover the area. In 1875, the Romford rural sanitary district was created, covering a wide area including Ilford. In 1888, Ilford and the neighbouring ward of Chadwell to its east were split from Barking and together formed a separate Ilford civil parish and also a new Urban District Council. In 1890, a local board of health
1400-542: The Southend line at Mountnessing Junction. The lines from London Liverpool Street and London Fenchurch Street (via Gas Factory Junction and Bow Junction) to Shenfield were electrified at 1500 V DC overhead system in 1949. This was converted to 6.5 kV AC in 1960. Gidea Park to Shenfield was converted to 25 kV AC in 1976. Liverpool Street to Gidea Park was converted to 25 kV AC in 1980. Oyster card readers were installed for pay-as-you-go journeys in 2013. Today, Shenfield
1456-416: The area, although there have been, and still are, regeneration projects taking place within the area. However, the lines of Edwardian terraced housing continue to dominate the district with relatively few more recent additions. Former extensive railway sidings near Goodmayes Station were closed in the 1970s and later redeveloped for retail purposes. A large Tesco store and a branch of Wickes now occupy
1512-671: The best known being the fakir in Carry On Up the Khyber . He died in Roehampton in 1992. Sir Ian Holm was born at Goodmayes Hospital on 12 September 1931 to Scottish parents, Jean Wilson Holm and James Harvey Cuthbert. His mother was a nurse and his father was a psychiatrist and superintendent of the West Ham Corporation Mental Hospital, as Goodmayes Hospital was then known. Cuthbert was one of
1568-620: The borough became one of the largest in England not to gain county borough status. In 1965, the municipal borough was abolished and its former area was combined with that of Wanstead and Woodford , the northern extremity of Dagenham and a small part Chigwell Urban District (around Hainault), to form the new London Borough of Redbridge . Two the UK Parliamentary constituencies are named after Ilford: Ilford North and Ilford South .The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ilford North
1624-597: The district with Barking, Ilford, Romford and Stratford. East London Transit route EL3 to Barking Riverside has serves the station and surrounding area. The nearest London Underground stations are Barking on the District and Hammersmith & City lines , and Newbury Park on the Central line . Actor Cardew Robinson was born in Goodmayes on 14 August 1917. He is best remembered for character and cameo roles,
1680-513: The entire borough. Identified as a metropolitan centre in the London Plan , Ilford's commercial and retail centre is surrounded by extensive residential development. The town is on the transport corridor between London and coastal Essex, with both the A12 and the central railway station linking the regions. In recent years, as a result of increased levels of immigration, Ilford has become one of
1736-516: The ford (and river), rather than deriving from the subdivision of a larger Ilford area. Barking was a huge Manor (landholding), first mentioned in a charter in 735 AD. The Manor covered the areas now known as Barking , Dagenham and Ilford. The Manor was held by the Nunnery of Barking Abbey . By the late 1100s (the Parishes of England were, with a few exceptions, fixed for around 700 years from
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1792-486: The important road from London to Colchester . The Middlesex and Essex Turnpike Trust controlled and maintained the road from 1721. The River Roding was made navigable for barges as far as Ilford Bridge from 1737. Ilford remained largely rural until its expansion in the 19th century. This brought about brickworks, cement works and coal yards to service the new buildings, largely centred on the River Roding. In 1839,
1848-497: The largest manufacturers in its field. During World War II , the factory was heavily damaged by bombing and the company carried out much of its manufacture, with 2,000 workers servicing a production line, located in the underground railway tunnel between Wanstead and Gants Hill . In 1955 the company employed 15,000 workers, in sites throughout Ilford and neighbouring areas, with an extensive research department. BAL-AMi Jukeboxes were manufactured at 290–296 High Road, Ilford, during
1904-423: The late 12th century onwards) the huge Manor of Barking was served by two Ancient Parishes , Barking (including Ilford) and Dagenham. This reversed the usual situation (for smaller, and even quite large Manors) where a parish would serve one or more manors. As with other manors, the area held by the declined over time, but the parish boundaries based on its former extent remained constant. The Parish of Barking, in
1960-433: The most multicultural towns in England. Historically a small rural settlement in the ancient parish of Barking in the Becontree hundred of the historic county of Essex , its strategic position on the River Roding and the London to Colchester road made it a coaching town. The arrival of the railway in 1839 accelerated its growth, leading to the area becoming part of the conurbation with London . It split from
2016-455: The name is likely to be associated with the family of John Godemay who was referred to in a document of 1319. A farm called Goodmath is recorded on the Chapman and Andre 1 inch to one mile map of Essex from 1777. Barley Lane is believed to be named after Dorothy Barley, the sister of Henry Barley , Dorothy was the last Abbess of nearby Barking Abbey (elected 1527). Goodmayes was part of
2072-452: The nearby Seven Kings and Goodmayes stations. The station was the scene of two fatal rail crashes in 1915 and 1944 . A traction maintenance depot for electric multiple units is situated in Ilford, which maintains many Greater Anglia and London Overground trains. London Underground's Central line is to the north of Ilford, with Redbridge , Gants Hill , Newbury Park , Barkingside and Fairlop nearby. The stations are on
2128-426: The nearest weather station at Greenwich , around 6 miles (9.7 km) south south west of the railway station: The entire town of Ilford is also made up of its neighbourhoods Aldborough Hatch , Barkingside , Clayhall , Cranbrook , Fairlop , Fullwell Cross , Loxford , Gants Hill , Goodmayes , Newbury Park , Redbridge , Hainault , Little Heath and Seven Kings . It approximates to 11 electoral wards , and
2184-494: The parish of Barking in 1888, and, in the 20th century, Ilford significantly expanded and increased in population, becoming a municipal borough in 1926. In 1965, it merged with Wanstead and Woodford , also incorporating parts of neighbouring districts, to form the London Borough of Redbridge, part of Greater London. Ilford was historically known as Great Ilford to differentiate it from nearby Little Ilford . The name
2240-469: The pioneers of electric shock therapy for treating mental illness. Ian Holm was created a CBE in 1989 and was knighted in 1998. Goodmayes is home to various local Scout groups, most notably 4th Goodmayes, who are located on Barley Lane next to St Pauls Church. Established for 90 years, their home is traditionally called the Gaffery, which has had many different buildings in the past but they have remained on
2296-678: The same site. The group's current home is incorporated within the St Paul's Community Centre, which opened in 2005. Ages start from 6 up to 14, with the three sections called the Beavers, the Cubs and the Scouts. In 2010, they opened up their own Explorer Unit for 14- to 18-year-olds and incorporated it into a Young Leader Scheme, providing trained and qualified young leaders for other Scouting sections to assist their leaders. The 7th Goodmayes scout group
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2352-590: The site of the Thompson-Bywaters case , a cause celebre in the United Kingdom that later influenced the debate around capital punishment in the UK . Ilford was also the birthplace of the actor Maggie Smith who left for Oxford at the age of four. During World War II an Ilford man lost his life when his Royal Air Force training aircraft crashed in the United States. Local residents living near
2408-652: The site, in the State of Oklahoma , erected a monument in 2000 honouring the lives of all four RAF fliers who perished. The event was attended by the Mayor of Redbridge and his mace-bearer, to much local acclaim. The residents, who include Choctaw Indians and the Choctaw Nation government, continue honouring the lives of all four on each anniversary of the crashes, which took place in February 1943. Its proximity to
2464-532: The site. On the A118 road , a Homebase store occupied the site until it was demolished in early 2023. Goodmayes Park , an area of open space containing a lake, basketball and tennis courts, is located here. It once contained a bandstand and a boathouse but these are no longer available. Another local park is named Barley Lane Park. Brookside, based on Barley Lane, is, according to 'the quality network for inpatient CAMHS services' (QNIC), an adolescent unit that provides
2520-483: The south. West of Shenfield there are five tracks, but to the east these split, two towards Colchester and two towards Southend Victoria . The London and North Eastern Railway opened the Southend Loop to the east of the station on 1 January 1934. This enabled Southend trains to and from platforms 4 and 5 to dive-under the main line thus eliminating conflicting movements. The bi-directional loop line connects to
2576-533: The tenth highest in Greater London and noticeably lower compared to Stratford and Romford. The town is bounded in the west by the North Circular Road , Manor Park and the River Roding , with Chadwell Heath and Romford to the east and Barking to the South. The Alders Brook is a tributary of the Roding that marks the boundary between Newham and Redbridge. Climate data for Ilford is taken from
2632-423: The total population counted 168,168 people in the 2011 census, compared to 303,858 for the borough of Redbridge as a whole. Ilford has a very large ethnic-minority population, one of the most diverse towns in the country. Ilford North had the fourth-highest Jewish proportion of residents in the 2001 census. The Hindu, Muslim and Sikh population number some 30,000. The large South Asian community in Ilford speak
2688-656: The town directly with north and west London destinations, such as Wood Green and Brent Cross . It carries traffic northbound to the M11 for Stansted Airport and Cambridge . Southbound, the route runs to Beckton , the Woolwich Ferry , and the A13 for Isle of Dogs , Dagenham and Tilbury . North of Ilford, the A12 links the town directly to the M25 , Chelmsford and Ipswich . Southbound traffic runs past Stratford, through
2744-678: The two eastern termini of the Elizabeth line . The station is 20 miles 16 chains (32.51 km) down the line from Liverpool Street; it is situated between Brentwood and either Ingatestone on the main line or Billericay on the branch line. Its three-letter station code is SNF. The station was opened in 1843 and has since expanded from its original three platforms to the current six. It sees trains operated by Greater Anglia to main line destinations including Chelmsford , Colchester and Ipswich , as well as branch line stations such as Southminster , Braintree , Harwich Town , Colchester Town and Clacton-on-Sea . Shenfield station
2800-683: The vast Becontree Estate , built by the London County Council from 1921, were within the boundaries of Ilford; the addition caused a rise in population of 11,600 by 1926. The Central line service of the London Underground to new and former main-line stations in the area began in 1947 and the population of the Municipal Borough of Ilford peaked in 1951 at 184,706, declining to 178,024 in 1961 before being absorbed into Redbridge and Greater London in 1965. At
2856-437: Was Fairlop, 34.9%. House prices in Ilford are generally far lower than the average for Greater London. The median house price in 2014 in Ilford's Loxford ward was £193,000, which was the sixth lowest out of the 628 wards of Greater London. In most wards, a majority of houses are owned by the households. The exceptions are in Clementswood, Loxford, and Valentines. The table below shows housing type data for Ilford's wards at
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#17327829883952912-531: Was established in 2006 and has over 100 members. It is the first scout group in East London to be run by Muslims. It has accomplished many tasks and activities, including visiting the House of Lords , Buckingham Palace , and partaking in numerous water sports activities including rafting, sailing, kayaking and canoeing. The group also aims to contribute to the community through activities such as tree planting and
2968-687: Was founded in 1879 by Alfred H. Harman, a photographer from Peckham , who established the business in a house in Cranbrook Road making gelatino-bromide 'dry' plates. The business soon outgrew these premises, and its headquarters moved to a site at Roden Street until 1976 when the factory was closed. Many Ilford Limited products are displayed at Redbridge Museum. The radio, electronics and telecommunications company Plessey , founded in 1917 in Marylebone , moved to Cottenham Road in Ilford early in 1919 and then to Vicarage Lane where it became one of
3024-480: Was largely undeveloped until the end of the 19th century, when large scale suburban development took place as London expanded. Most of the area here and in neighbouring Seven Kings was only built up between 1898 and 1910 by the developer A. C. Corbett who used new stations on the Great Eastern Railway to promote the new suburbs. Goodmayes station was built in 1901. Since then, little has changed in
3080-634: Was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway company on 29 March 1843 on the extension from Brentwood to Colchester . As it was situated in a rural area, patronage was low, so it was closed in March 1850. It reopened with the name Shenfield & Hutton Junction on 1 January 1887 under the Great Eastern Railway to serve as an interchange station with the new line to Southend that was completed two years later. There were three platforms, two up (London-bound) and one down (country-bound). Under
3136-560: Was set up for the parish, replacing the rural sanitary authority, and in 1894 a reform of local government reconstituted it as an urban district. It formed part of the London Traffic Area from 1924 and the London Passenger Transport Area from 1933. It was incorporated as the Municipal Borough of Ilford in 1926. The suburban expansion of London caused a significant increase in population and
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