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Woodford Bridge is part of the East London suburb of Woodford, in the London Borough of Redbridge. It is located on an old road between Chigwell and Leytonstone.

Notable features
Its notable features include St Paul's Church, Woodford Bridge. There is a small Primary School and Nursery, Roding Primary School. There are also local amenities, including supermarkets, restaurants and cafe’s. St. Pauls Church offers a variety of services and a nearby lake located 100 metres to the right.

Toponymy
Woodford Bridge developed its name from the bridge that crossed the River Roding. The original name of "Woodford" was named after a ford (in the woods) that was in the same place that the bridge came to be.

The bridge that the area was named after no longer exists, and in its place there is now a wider concrete one where Chigwell Road meets Snakes Lane East.

This road that came from London, crossed the ford, and went out north-east towards Abrdige and Norfolk and Suffolk beyond is one of the ancient roads of

Development
The area that came to be known as Woodford Bridge was for most of its history a small hamlet with a few manor houses and farms. This changed with the expansion of London 1920s and 30s, with large numbers of suburban houses being built around Woodford Bridge.

Transportation
Woodford Bridge is served by London Buses routes 275 and W14. The 275 connects to Barkingside, Woodford Station (Central Line), Woodford Green, Highams Park and Walthamstow. The W14 connects to South Woodford tube station, Snaresbrook, Wanstead, Leytonstone and Leyton. Route 549 runs every 70 minutes (South Woodford to Loughton via Buckhurst Hill), the closest bus stop from Woodford Bridge is located on Chigwell Road.

The closest station is Woodford. It is served by the Central Line and located approximately 1 mile from Woodford Bridge. Trains run towards West Ruislip and Ealing Broadway via Central London. And eastbound services towards Epping. This station is the start of the ‘Hainault loop’. Services run from Woodford to Hainault via Chigwell and Grange Hill every half an hour.