Ilford
English
editEtymology
editThe name is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ilefort, meaning "ford over the Hyle" (an old name for the River Roding that means "trickling stream"). Equivalent to Hyle + ford.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editIlford
- A large town in north-eastern Greater London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London borough of Redbridge.