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Woodford, London history
Toponymy
Woodford appears in the 1086 Domesday Book as Wdefort, although its earliest recorded use is earlier in 1062 as Wudeford. The name is Old English and means ‘ford in or by the wood’ The ford refers to a crossing of the River Roding, which was replaced with a bridge by 1238.
Economic development
The beginnings of Woodford can be traced to a medieval settlement which developed around the ford. London has been central to Woodford’s development since the Fifteenth Century. The easy access to Epping Forest, a large forest near London where members of the royal family traditionally hunted has made it attractive to Londoners.
Suburban expansion
The Eastern Counties Railway Line from Stratford to Loughton opened in 1856. Woodford doubled its population in the middle and later decades of the 19th century due to the arrival of the railway. In the 1930s, 1,600 houses were being built in Woodford a year on average.
Military activity
Two Royal Flying Corps night-fighter squadrons formed part of the London Air Defence Area. 39 squadron shot down the Cuffley airship SL11 in September 1916. 37 squadron destroyed the airship L48 over Norfolk in June 1917.
Rural persistence
Woodford, as part of Epping Forest was one of the last places in London where medieval Commoner’s rights persisted. Local farmers were allowed to graze their cattle on the common land. The practice became increasingly less well suited to the times, as they occasionally penetrated into neighbouring gardens and roads.
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