Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London
Explore Ilford, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ilford map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ilford, London, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Ilford |
| Traditional County | London |
| Unitary Authority | Greater London |
| District / Borough | Redbridge |
| Region | London |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.557610 |
| Longitude | 0.073477 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Ilford serves as a bustling nerve centre within the Redbridge district, where the relentless energy of modern commerce meets the persistent memory of its suburban expansion. It lies 4.3 miles south of Chigwell (from Chigwell: bearing 181°T, OS grid TQ 438 863). The horizon here is defined by the grey, utilitarian lines of Victorian brickwork, softened only by the persistent, silver-grey light that catches the glass of the Kenneth More Theatre. Beneath the hum of the arterial roads, the Cran Brook flows with a quiet, forgotten urgency, carving a path through the concrete that suggests a landscape older than the iron rails. Visitors often seek the Redbridge Museum to trace how Ilford transformed from a quiet agricultural outpost into a dense mosaic of urban life. On crisp afternoons, the shadows stretch long and thin across the manicured lawns of Jubilee Gardens, offering a brief, silent reprieve from the transit of commuters. This place holds its own gravity, a weight of industry and movement that defines the character of the London outskirts. Every street corner reflects the friction of a population in constant, restless dialogue with its own development.
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Explore Ilford, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.557610, 0.073477. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |