SEVEN KINGS

'Seven Kings' is a place in east London, England. It is a suburban development in the London Borough of Redbridge and forms part of the Ilford post town.
Located in the area are Canon Palmer Catholic School, and Seven Kings High School. Seven Kings Park is an open space containing sports facilities such as tennis courts and a sports ground, and bandstand.

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History

Transport

References

History

The earliest recorded use of the name is as ''Sevekyngg'' or ''Sevekyngges'' in 1285, meaning 'settlement of the family or followers of a man called Seofoca'.^[1]
Seven Kings has not historically formed a parish or other division; instead it was part of the ancient parish of Ilford in the Becontree hundred of Essex,^[2] which formed from 1894 the Ilford Urban District (later municipal borough).Vision of Britain - Ilford UD/MB Seven Kings is situated next to the ancient Roman road between London and Colchester and was rapidly developed during the 19th Century with the construction of the Great Eastern Main Line railway.
In 1965 the Ilford parish and municipal borough were abolished by the London Government Act 1963, and the area including Seven Kings has since formed part of Greater London.

Transport

The area is served by Seven Kings railway station on the Great Eastern Main Line from Liverpool Street station, the nearest tube station is Newbury Park tube station.

References

1. Mills, A., ''Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names, (2001)
2. Vision of Britain - Ilford parish (historic map)