Little Heath is a locality in the

London Borough of Redbridge The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough established in 1965. The borough shares boundaries with the Epping Forest District and the ceremonial county of Essex to the north, with the London Borough of Waltham Forest to the west, the ...

. To the east is

Chadwell Heath Chadwell Heath is an area in east London, England. It is situated on the boundary of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the London Borough of Redbridge, around west of Romford and east of Ilford, and north-east of Charing Cross. ...

in the

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham () is a London borough in East London. It lies around 9 miles (14.4 km) east of Central London. It is an Outer London borough and the south is within the London Riverside section of the Thames G ...

, after which it was modelled. The postcode for the area is RM6.

Little Heath School Little Heath School is a voluntary-aided co-educational comprehensive secondary school. The school is located in the Little Heath area of the Reading suburb of Tilehurst, in the English county of Berkshire. Because of its location outside ...

is based in the area.

East London Transit East London Transit (ELT) is a part-segregated bus rapid transit, operated as part of the London Buses network. The East London Transit opened in phases between 2010 and 2013. The scheme for this system was developed by Transport for London ...

route EL3 terminates at Little Heath.

History

Toponymy

The name is recorded in 1369 as ''Lytel Ylleford heth'', meaning 'little Ilford heath'. It had become shortened to ''Litelheth'' by 1456. It is formed from the Middle English words ''litel'' and ''hethe''.

References

Areas of London Districts of the London Borough of Redbridge Ilford {{london-geo-stub