Cranbrook, London

Cranbrook
Cranbrook
 Cranbrook shown within Greater London
Population 12,780 (2011 Census. Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ431872
London borough Redbridge
Ceremonial county Greater London
RegionLondon
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ILFORD
Postcode district IG1
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
London Assembly Havering and Redbridge
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Coordinates: 51°34′05″N 0°03′56″E / 51.568001°N 0.065532°E / 51.568001; 0.065532

Cranbrook is a district of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge. It has been entirely absorbed into the urban sprawl of Ilford, forming the area north of Ilford railway station. The name has its earliest use in 1233 as Cranebroc.[2] Moreover, it is named for a tributary of the River Roding, the Cran Brook.

References

  1. "Redbridge Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  2. Mills, A., Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names, (2001)


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