Little Heath, London

Coordinates: 51°35′04″N 0°07′03″E / 51.584323°N 0.117610°E / 51.584323; 0.117610
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Little Heath
Little Heath is located in Greater London
Little Heath
Little Heath
Location within Greater London
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townROMFORD
Postcode districtRM6
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
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England
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51°35′04″N 0°07′03″E / 51.584323°N 0.117610°E / 51.584323; 0.117610
Little Heath School

Little Heath is a locality in the London Borough of Redbridge. To the east is Chadwell Heath in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, after which it was modelled. The postcode for the area is RM6. Little Heath School is based in the area. East London Transit route EL3 terminates at Little Heath.

History[edit]

Toponymy[edit]

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.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mills, D. (2000). Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names. Oxford.