Cranbrook, London Explained

Official Name:Cranbrook
Region:London
Country:England
London Borough:Redbridge
Post Town:ILFORD
Postcode Area:IG
Postcode District:IG1
Dial Code:020
Os Grid Reference:TQ431872
Coordinates:51.568°N 0.0655°W
Population:12,780
Population Ref:(2011 Census. Ward)[1]

Cranbrook is a district of South 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.

Notes and References

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