- Redbridge, London
Infobox UK place
official_name= Redbridge
historic_county=Essex
map_type= Greater London
region= London
country= England
london_borough= Redbridge
constituency_westminster= Ilford North
post_town= ILFORD
postcode_area= IG
postcode_district= IG4
dial_code= 020
os_grid_reference= TQ425885
latitude= 51.57728957185467
longitude= 0.057435868788331845Redbridge is a place in the
London Borough of Redbridge . It is home toRedbridge Institute of Adult Education [ [http://www.redbridge-iae.ac.uk Redbridge Institute of Adult Education] ] and Redbridge Football Club.Etymology
The name comes from a bridge over the
River Roding which had been demolished in 1921. The bridge was made of red brick, unlike other bridges in the area made of white stone. The name was later applied to the wider London borough created in 1965. The bridge was earlier known as "Hocklee's Bridge".Mills, A., "Dictionary of London Place Names", (2001)]History
Redbridge formed part of the
Municipal Borough of Ilford before 1965.Transport and locale
;Nearest places
*Clayhall
*Gants Hill
*Snaresbrook
*Wanstead References
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