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Ilford.

A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈɪlfəd/UK
  1. A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

  2. A large town in north-eastern Greater London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London borough of Redbridge.

Where this word comes from

The 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.

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