Gants Hill
Gants Hill is an area of
History
The name likely originated from the le Gant family, who were stewards of Barking Abbey. The name Gantesgrave appears in records as early as 1291.[2]
Geography
The area is mostly residential with a selection of retail outlets, a wide variety of restaurants, pub-restaurants, bars and a hotel. Green space with historic mansion, Valentines Park, occupies the land between Gants Hill and Ilford.
Perth Road is the main road of the Commonwealth Estate, overlapping with
The
Gants Hill hosts the popular 'Faces' nightclub, which is in Cranbrook Road. The club 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.[4]
Nearest places are Newbury Park, Barkingside, Ilford and Redbridge.
Renovation
Gants Hill roundabout and the surrounding area underwent extensive renovation, beginning in June 2009.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
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
Nearest stations
The nearest
References
- ^ Map of Essex Sheet 065, Ordnance_Survey, 1872-1890
- ^ "Gants Hill Directory & Information Site". gants-hill.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Odeon Ilford in Ilford, GB". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Venue « Faces Nightclub Essex". Archived from the original on 9 April 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ [1] Archived 8 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mayor Boris visiting Gants Hill to mark roundabout relaunch - Travel". Ilford Recorder. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2013.