English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Ilford

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ilford

Historical Forms

  • Ilefort 1086 DB
  • Ileford 1232–81,1293 FF
  • Yleford 1171 P
  • Yleford parua 1272 Ass 1300 For
  • Illeford 1226 Cl 1244 FF
  • Illeford Magna 1254 Ass 1291 Tax 1329,1330 Londin
  • Illesford 1291 Tax
  • Hil(l)eford 1234 FF 1330 IpmR 1373 Pat
  • Hyleford 1300 For
  • Jilford 1391 EASxvi
  • Lilford 1459–65 ECP
  • New Ilford 1458 FF
  • Michill Ilford 1475–85 ECP
  • El(le)ford(e) 1552 FF 1679 Kennedy 1553 FF

Etymology

'The ford through the river Hyle ,' an earlier name of the Roding supra 10-11. Lilford is for Little Ilford . Cf. Lilly Wood infra 396.