Seven Kings

Infobox UK place
official_name= Seven Kings
map_type= Greater London
region= London
country= England
london_borough= Redbridge
constituency_westminster= Ilford South
post_town= ILFORD
postcode_area= IG
postcode_district= IG3
dial_code= 0208
os_grid_reference= TQ455875
latitude= 51.56761
longitude= 0.09791

Seven Kings is a place in east London, England. It is a suburban development in the London Borough of Redbridge and forms part of the Ilford post town.

Located in the area are Canon Palmer Catholic School, and Seven Kings High School. Seven Kings Park is an open space containing sports facilities such as tennis courts and a sports ground, and bandstand.

History

The earliest recorded use of the name is as "Sevekyngg" or "Sevekyngges" in 1285, meaning 'settlement of the family or followers of a man called Seofoca'. [Mills, A., "Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names, (2001)]

Seven Kings has not historically formed a parish or other division; instead it was part of the ancient parish of Ilford in the Becontree hundred of Essex, [ [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10244109&c_id=10001043 Vision of Britain] - Ilford parish ( [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/bound_map_page.jsp?first=true&u_id=10244109&c_id=10001043 historic map] )] which formed from 1894 the Ilford Urban District (later municipal borough). [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10108159&c_id=10001043 Vision of Britain] - Ilford UD/MB] Seven Kings is situated next to the ancient Roman road between London and Colchester and was rapidly developed during the 19th Century with the construction of the Great Eastern Main Line railway.

In 1965 the Ilford parish and municipal borough were abolished by the London Government Act 1963, and the area including Seven Kings has since formed part of Greater London.

Transport

The area is served by Seven Kings railway station on the Great Eastern Main Line from Liverpool Street station.

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