Loxford is part of Ilford 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 ...

east London East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...

, UK. It is a built-up, multi-ethnic locality.

History

The medieval manor of Loxford was in the possession of

Barking Abbey Barking Abbey is a former royal monastery located in Barking, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It has been described as having been "one of the most important nunneries in the country". Originally established in the 7th century, fr ...

and in 1319 the Abbess of Barking was licensed to fell oaks in Hainault Forest to rebuild her house here after a fire. The present Loxford Hall dates from about 1830 and was enlarged around 1860. The terraced street plan of the Loxford Hall estate was laid out at the end of the nineteenth century as one of a cluster of developments that filled southern Ilford with relatively small and cheap houses. The first Loxford schools were opened in 1904.

Loxford School Loxford School (formerly Loxford School of Science and Technology) is a mixed all-through school with academy status located in the Ilford area of the London Borough of Redbridge, England. The school's current headteacher is Anita Johnson. ...

is a new building replacing a secondary school
The Loxford Practice
Loxford Polyclinic] - the first purpose-built - opened in 2009. It is the location of Loxford Water, a tributary of the

River Roding The River Roding () rises at Molehill Green, Essex, England, then flows south through Essex and London and forms Barking Creek as it reaches the River Thames. Course The river leaves Molehill Green and passes through or near a group of eight o ...

that forms the northern boundary of

Barking Park Barking Park is a public park covering 30 hectares to the northeast of Barking town centre in east London. It was opened as the Recreation Ground in 1898 by the Barking Town Urban District Council and is now the oldest public park in the London ...

. Loxford Hall now serves as a child and family consultation centre for the North East London Foundation Trust. Loxford's main ethnic groups are white, Pakistani and Indian. Ilford Lane has heavy

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n influences.

Demographics

The Loxford ward of the

has one of the highest numbers of individuals of Pakistani descendant in London at 28.4%, forming the ward's largest ethnic group. The next largest ethnic groups in the 2011 census were Indian (15.6%), Other Asian (10.4%) and

White British White British is an ethnicity classification used for the native white population identifying as English, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish, Northern Irish, or British in the United Kingdom Census. In the 2011 census, the White British population wa ...

(10.2%). The most common religion in Loxford in the 2011 census was

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, the faith of 46% of the population. This was followed by

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(24.5%) and

Sikhism Sikhism (), also known as Sikhi ( pa, ਸਿੱਖੀ ', , from pa, ਸਿੱਖ, lit=disciple', 'seeker', or 'learner, translit=Sikh, label=none),''Sikhism'' (commonly known as ''Sikhī'') originated from the word ''Sikh'', which comes fro ...

(5.6%).

Location

Loxford is located between Ilford to the north and Barking to the south. Ilford Lane ( A123 road) is the only main road in the area.

Transport

There are no stations in the area but is served by the rapid bus transit

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 to ...

EL1 to Ilford and

Barking Riverside Barking Riverside is a mixed-use development in the area of Barking, east London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is being built on land formerly occupied by Barking Power Station, adjacent to the River Thames, and ...

, using Ilford Lane. The service shares the road and is not segregated,

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169 and 366 also operates within the area. Loxford is connected to the National Road Network by the A123 Ilford Lane.

References

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, North = Ilford , Northeast =

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, West = Manor Park , Centre = Loxford , East =

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, Southwest =

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, South =

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, Southeast =

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Areas of London Districts of the London Borough of Redbridge