Aldborough Hatch

Aldborough Hatch
Aldborough Hatch  Aldborough Hatch shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ455895
London borough	Redbridge
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ILFORD
Postcode district	IG2
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Ilford North
London Assembly	Havering and Redbridge
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Coordinates: 51°35′04″N 0°05′57″E / 51.5845°N 0.0991°E

Aldborough Hatch is an area of London, England, located in the London Borough of Redbridge. It is a semi-rural locality situated to the east of Barkingside and Newbury Park. The area is noted for Aldborough Hall, a former mansion now used as an equestrian centre.^[1]

Aldborough is also a ward in the London Borough of Redbridge. The population at the 2011 Census was 14,544.^[2]

Toponymy

The name probably derives from the Alborgh or Albourgh family who occupied the manor in the Middle Ages and are mentioned in 14th and 15th century records. "Hatch" derives from the Old English word hæcc ("hatch gate" or accessdate"wicket gate"), which originally gave access to Hainault Forest when it stood here.^[3]

References

1. Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetter, p 5.
2. "Redbridge Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
3. Mills, A.D. (2010). A Dictionary of London Place-Names. Oxford University Press. p. 4. ISBN 9780199566785.