27-695: Redbridge may refer to: Places [ edit ] London Borough of Redbridge , England Redbridge, London , a place in that borough Redbridge (electoral division) , Greater London Council Redbridge tube station Redbridge, Kansas City , a neighborhood in South Kansas City, Missouri, USA Redbridge, Southampton , England Redbridge, Ontario , Canada Redbridge, Oxford , England Other [ edit ] An Anheuser-Busch brand Redbridge F.C. See also [ edit ] Red Bridge (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
54-623: A bi-annual music festival held in the Royal Albert Hall in Knightsbridge . Redbridge has a number of sports and leisure facilities including the road and off-road cycling tracks at Redbridge Cycling Centre . There are two local football teams both playing in the Isthmian League Division One : Redbridge F.C. (not to be confused with Dagenham & Redbridge ) and Ilford FC . In addition there
81-681: A boundary with Chigwell . The council exercised its right to be an excepted district , locally responsible for education, under the Education Act 1944 . The borough was considered to form part of the Greater London Conurbation , as defined by the Registrar General . The Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London considered the district for inclusion in Greater London and in 1965 it
108-722: A fall of over 50% of their number in some wards. Religious groups whose proportions rose include Muslims (+11.4%) followed by Hindu (+3.6%). According to the 2021 Census , the largest religious groupings are Muslims (31.3 per cent), followed by Christians (30.4 per cent), those of no religion (12.6 per cent), Hindus (11.1 per cent) no response (5.7 per cent), Sikhs (5.7 per cent), Jews (2.1 per cent), Buddhists (0.5 per cent) and other religions at (0.7 per cent). The number of Christians in 2011 residing in Redbridge ranked fourth lowest in England and Wales, and 12 per cent below
135-459: A major refurbishment in 2012. The libraries offer a number of services including reading clubs, story time sessions, study areas and learning resources. The libraries in Redbridge are operated by Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure, a Charitable Trust established by Redbridge Council and now operating independently. The local authority is Redbridge Council, which meets at Redbridge Town Hall (formerly Ilford Town Hall) and has its main offices at
162-591: A wildlife sanctuary with a range of flora and fauna and woodland areas; Valentines Park , including Valentines Mansion , ornamental gardens, bowling green and outdoor gym; and Claybury Woods and Park, a conservation area that features an ancient area of oak and hornbeam woodland, meadows and wildlife ponds. Valentines Mansion is a Georgian country house and gardens in the grounds of Valentines Park, Ilford. Kenneth More Theatre in Oakfield Road, Ilford opened in 1975. Redbridge Museum, which opened in 2000,
189-555: Is 63.4 for males and 64.1 for females). Redbridge is one of the most ethnically diverse local authorities in the UK. 34% of respondents to the 2011 census stated that they were born outside the UK and 65.5% identified as belonging to an ethnic group other than white British. Redbridge's largest ethnic group is White British (34.5%), followed by Indian (16.4%), and Pakistani (Redbridge has the highest proportion of Pakistani residents of any London borough). In common with many London boroughs,
216-563: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages London Borough of Redbridge The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough established in 1965. The borough shares boundaries with the Epping Forest District and the ceremonial county of Essex to the north, with the London Borough of Waltham Forest to the west, the London Borough of Havering to
243-479: Is fellow Non-League football club Barkingside F.C. who play at The Oakside stadium. Valentines Park in Ilford acted as one of Essex County Cricket Club's home grounds in 1923-4 and from 1935 until 2002, when the club stopped playing there due to financial constraints. 51°34′N 0°05′E / 51.567°N 0.083°E / 51.567; 0.083 Municipal Borough of Dagenham Dagenham
270-606: Is now used as by the Barking and Dagenham local authority. It is located at Becontree Heath , the ancient meeting place of the Becontree hundred. The first stone was ceremonially put in place in 1936 by Lord Snell , Chairman of the London County Council. The parish and district included a long protrusion northwards to include Chadwell Heath , Marks Gate , Hog Hill and part of Hainault Forest , and formed
297-722: Is situated on the second floor of Redbridge Central Library, Clements Road, Ilford , along with the Redbridge Heritage Centre. The Embassy Cinema is an Art Deco former cinema in Chadwell Heath . It opened in 1934 and closed in 1966, but is currently the focus of a major restoration project . Redbridge has 11 libraries across the borough. This includes the Redbridge Central Library, in Clements Road, Ilford , which had
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#1732773126859324-554: The Hainault area which had previously straddled Ilford, Dagenham and Chigwell. The area was transferred from Essex to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs. Following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England , minor changes were made on 1 April 1994 to the boundary with Barking & Dagenham and Newham . Further changes were made on 1 April 1995 to
351-610: The Redbridge area and Redbridge tube station was opened in 1947. It was earlier known as Hocklee's Bridge. The borough was formed in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 , covering the whole of the former municipal boroughs of Ilford and Wanstead and Woodford , plus smaller areas from the Municipal Borough of Dagenham and Chigwell Urban District , which were included to unite in one borough
378-478: The 2011 census showed notable ethnic and religious population mobility in Redbridge. Ethnic groups whose proportions fell in Redbridge were White British (-23% of the borough's total), Irish (-0.9%), and Caribbean (-0.6%). Ethnic groups whose proportions rose include Pakistani (+4.9%), other Asians (+4.4%), Bangladeshis (+3.9%), and other White (+2.9%). Religious groups whose proportions fell in Redbridge were Christian (-13.9%) and Jews (-2.5%). For Jews this represented
405-570: The London average of 48.4%. The number of Muslims in Redbridge has more than doubled since 2001. The Roding Valley Way is a designated walking and cycling route between Woodford and Ilford . These services serving these stations were rebranded from TfL Rail to Elizabeth line in 2022. Central line: Epping Branch. Central line: Hainault Loop (follows the route of the A12 from Wanstead to Newbury Park) Numerous London buses run through and within
432-558: The borough. In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: driving a car or van, 23.5% all residents aged 16–74; underground, metro, light rail, tram, 18.4%; train, 6.2%; bus, minibus or coach, 4.6%; on foot, 3.7%; work mainly at or from home, 2.6%; passenger in a car or van, 1.5%. Redbridge Council is the Local Education Authority. The Borough has the accolade of sending more young people to university than any other borough in
459-407: The boundary with Waltham Forest and Epping Forest District . The latter change transferred an area around Grange Hill and Roding Valley tube stations from Essex to Greater London. Redbridge has more than 35 parks, playgrounds and open spaces. These include Hainault Forest Country Park , with 300 acres of countryside including adventure play areas, cafe and petting zoo; Roding Valley Park,
486-617: The country in both 2011 and 2012. GCSE and A Level results are consistently higher than the Country's average. A 2017 report by Trust for London and the New Policy Institute found that Redbridge has the highest proportion of 19 year olds with Level 3 qualifications (equivalent to an A Level) of any London borough. All schools in the borough take part in the Redbridge Schools Choral Festival,
513-622: The district formed part of the Metropolitan Police District and London Traffic Area . It now forms the eastern sections of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the London Borough of Redbridge in Greater London . Dagenham parish formed part of Romford Rural District from 1894. In 1920 it was suggested the parish should be removed from the rural district and its area divided between Ilford Urban District and Barking Town Urban District , because of
540-489: The dramatic rise in population caused by the change in use of land from mostly farming to the large scale suburban housing development of the Becontree estate. Instead the urban district was created in 1926 from the parish of Dagenham. A move was mooted in 1929 to either combine Dagenham with Barking and Ilford (the three districts to contain parts of the Becontree estate), or for Dagenham to gain part of Barking; but it
567-479: The east, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in the south east, and the London Borough of Newham to the south west. The principal settlements in the borough are Ilford , Wanstead and Woodford . The name comes from a bridge over the River Roding which was demolished in 1921. The bridge was made of red brick, unlike other bridges in the area made of white stone. The name had first been applied to
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#1732773126859594-518: The nearby Lynton House. Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly , the borough forms part of the Havering and Redbridge constituency. In 2011 the population of Redbridge was recorded at 278,970. In common with the other London boroughs this continues a period of growth; between the 1991 and 2001 censuses the increase was 7.5% with a further rise of 15.3% by 2011. Redbridge has
621-454: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Redbridge . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Redbridge&oldid=1188799007 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
648-482: The third highest proportion of children and a higher-than-average proportion of older adults while the proportion of working age adults is slightly lower than average. The population density was last recorded at 4,945 residents per km (the London regional density is 5,199, far higher than the England and Wales figure of 371). The healthy life expectancy (HLE) at birth for Redbridge residents stands at 65.5 years for males and 62.4 years for females (the England average HLE
675-539: Was a local government district in south west Essex , England from 1926 to 1965 covering the parish of Dagenham . Initially created as an urban district, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1938. It was established to deal with the increase in population and the change from rural to urban area caused by the building of the Becontree estate by the London County Council and the subsequent movement of people from Inner London . Peripheral to London,
702-469: Was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 , with its former area transferred to Greater London from Essex, to be combined with parts of other districts, including Barking , to form the London Borough of Barking (now known as the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham ). The northern tip of the protrusion northwards towards Chigwell became part of the London Borough of Redbridge along with
729-595: Was not acted upon. The district became part of the London Passenger Transport Area from 1933. Dagenham was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1938. Initially the urban district council was based in Valence House , which it purchased from the London County Council in 1928. To replace this temporary accommodation, the council built a Civic Centre which was designed in art deco style. The building officially opened in 1937 and
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