Little Heath is a locality in the

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. To the east is

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in the

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

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. Little Heath School is based in the area. East London Transit 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