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'''Gants Hill''' is a district of [[Ilford]] in the [[London Borough of Redbridge]] in northeast [[London]], England. It is a suburban development situated {{convert|9.5|mi}} northeast of [[Charing Cross]]. It is also the name of a roundabout junction within the district.
'''Gants Hill''' is a district of [[Ilford]] in east [[London]], England. It is a suburban development situated {{convert|9.5|mi}} northeast of [[Charing Cross]]. It is also the name of a roundabout junction within the district.


==History==
==History==

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51°34′37″N 0°04′19″E / 51.5770°N 0.0719°E / 51.5770; 0.0719
Gants Hill Roundabout and entrance to tube station and subway

Gants Hill is a district of Ilford in east London, England. It is a suburban development situated 9.5 miles (15.3 km) northeast of Charing Cross. It is also the name of a roundabout junction within the district.

History

The name could have originated from the le Gant family, who were stewards of Barking Abbey. The name Gantesgrave appears in records as early as 1291. Alternatively, the name may be derived from 'Gnats Cross' in reference to the insects.[1]

Geography

The area is mostly residential with a selection of retail outlets, a wide variety of restaurants, pubs, bars and a hotel. Valentines Park is located between Gants Hill and nearby Ilford.

Valentines High School and Gearies School are schools in the area. Other nearby schools include Beal High School in Clayhall, King Solomon High School in Fairlop, and the selective grammar schools Ilford County High School and Woodford County High School located in Barkingside and Woodford respectively.

Perth Road is the main road of the Commonwealth Estate, overlapping with Ilford proper, in which the roads are named after cities of former British colonies such as Aden, Colombo, Auckland, Toronto, Quebec, Melbourne and Perth.

The Odeon cinema, originally called the Savoy, was demolished in 2003 to provide space for a block of flats.[2] It stood between Eastern Avenue and Perth Road.

Gants Hill is also home to the popular 'Faces' nightclub, which is located in Cranbrook Road. The club has previously been featured in the ITV2 reality series The Only Way Is Essex and opens Thursday to Saturday. The club has six bars, two music rooms and VIP tables. [3]

Nearest places are Newbury Park, Barkingside, Ilford and Redbridge.

Renovation

Gants Hill roundabout and the surrounding area underwent extensive renovation, beginning in June 2009.[4] The works were paid for by Transport For London. The project introduced new signalised pedestrian crossings around the roundabout whilst the Gants Hill subways received new floor tiles and coloured banding on the walls.[5] The renovations were completed in late September 2010 with the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, visiting the roundabout. Boris Johnson also unveiled a plaque to mark his visit.[6]

Transport

Formerly part of the A406, Woodford Avenue has now been renumbered as the A1400 and a new section of the A406 has been built through Redbridge and Ilford to Barking and Beckton. The A12 runs east-west, and the A123, Cranbrook Road, runs north-south, through Gants Hill roundabout, which is also the endpoint of the A1400. All these roads have several bus routes along them (see map). A one-way minor road, Clarence Avenue, also leads onto the roundabout.

Gants Hill tube station on the Central line of the London Underground.

Buses

Route Number Route Via Operator Operation
66 Disabled access Leytonstone Station London Underground to Romford Station National Rail Wanstead London Underground, Redbridge London Underground, Gants Hill London Underground, Newbury Park London Underground Arriva Southend Daily. London Buses service. Times
123 Disabled access Ilford Hainault Street to Wood Green Bus Station Gants Hill London Underground, Walthamstow, Tottenham, Turnpike Lane London Underground Arriva London Daily. London Buses service. Times
128 Disabled access Claybury Broadway to Romford Station National Rail Barkingside, Gants Hill London Underground, IlfordNational Rail Arriva London Daily. London Buses service. Times
150 Disabled access Chigwell Row to Becontree Heath Bus Station Hainault London Underground Barkingside, Gants Hill London Underground, Ilford National Rail Arriva London Daily. London Buses service. Times
167 Disabled access Debden London Underground to Ilford Hainault Street Loughton London Underground, Barkingside, Gants Hill London Underground Go-Ahead London Daily. London Buses service. Times
179 Disabled access Chingford National Rail to Ilford Hainault Street Woodford Green, South Woodford London Underground, Gants Hill London Underground Stagecoach London Daily. London Buses service. Times
296 Disabled access Ilford Sainbury's to Romford Station National Rail Gants Hill London Underground, Newbury ParkLondon Underground, Rose Lane Stagecoach London Daily. London Buses service. Times
396 Disabled access Ilford Sainbury's to King George Hospital Gants Hill London Underground, Newbury ParkLondon Underground, Little Heath Stagecoach London Daily. London Buses service. Times
462 Disabled access Hainault The Lowe to Ilford Hainault Street Grange Hill London Underground, Barkingside, Gants Hill London Underground Go-Ahead London Daily. London Buses service. Times

Nearest stations

The nearest London Underground station is Gants Hill on the Central line. Ilford railway station is a National Rail station to the south of the district.

References

  1. ^ "Gants Hill Directory & Information Site". gants-hill.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Odeon Ilford in Ilford, GB". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  3. ^ http://facesnightclub.co.uk/venue/
  4. ^ "Gants Hill Online Directory, Information Site, Where to go in Gants-Hill Ilford Essex". Gants-hill.com. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ [1] Archived 8 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Mayor Boris visiting Gants Hill to mark roundabout relaunch - Travel". Ilford Recorder. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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