| Little Ilford | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of St Mary the Virgin | |
  Little Ilford Location withinGreater London | |
| Population | 16,633 (2011 Census. Ward)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TQ435855 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | E12 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
| 51°33′03″N0°03′18″E / 51.5509°N 0.0549°E /51.5509; 0.0549 | |
Little Ilford is a district ofLondon, England in theLondon Borough of Newham. It gives its name to theLittle Ilford ward.[2]
Little Ilford is now also referred to asManor Park.[3]
Little Ilford andIlford (historically known as Great Ilford)[4] in theLondon Borough of Redbridge have a common etymology.
The name is first recorded in theDomesday Book of 1086 asIlefort and applied meansford over the Hyle; an old name for the River Roding that means "trickling stream".[4] Great and Little Ilford appear to have always been distinct areas separated by the Roding. The place names of both appear to derive from the ford (and river), rather than deriving from the subdivision of a larger Ilford area.
The Manor of Little Ilford is mentioned (as simply Ilford) in the Domesday Book of 1086, and recorded as being held by one Jocelyn theLorimer. Domesday also records that the manor was held by two freemen prior to the Norman Conquest.[5] Great Ilford was not mentioned at Domesday as it was part of theManor of Barking.
Little Ilford became anancient parish centred onSt Mary's Church on Church Street, by the late 12th century; the parish organisation of England was completed at that time and sub-divisions and boundary changes were rare.[6] Little Ilford may have been an exception to the rule in that itmay have extended northward in the 16th century.[3]
Thecivil parish of Little Ilford became part of theWest Ham Poor Law Union in 1836. Parishes that had not adopted thePublic Health Acts became part of ruralsanitary authorities along the lines of thepoor law unions of which they formed part. Therefore, it became part of the West Ham Rural Sanitary District. Neighbouring East Ham had adopted theLocal Government Act 1858 and formed a local government district in 1878, governed by a local board of nine members that became the urban sanitary authority. In 1886 the East Ham local government district was extended to include the civil parish of Little Ilford, and the board was increased to twelve members. In 1894 the local government district becameEast Ham Urban District. Little Ilford was abolished as a civil parish in 1900 and absorbed into the parish of East Ham. East Ham went on to form a municipal borough in 1904 and became a county borough in 1915.[7] The area remained an ecclesiastical parish until 1938.
Little Ilford is divided from Ilford by theNorth Circular Road, theAlders Brook and theRiver Roding, and connected by theA118 road.
Little Ilford is sometimes referred to as being part ofManor Park due to historic links.[3]
There is a large comprehensive school in the area calledLittle Ilford School.
London bus route 147 serves the neighbourhood.
The nearest railway station is Manor Park, anElizabeth line station in zones 3/4.
