River Roding
{{Short description|River in Essex and Greater London, England}}
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| name = Roding
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| name_other = (Barking Creek)
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| image = River Roding (1).jpg
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| image_caption = The River Roding, between Redbridge and South Woodford
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| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = England
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| subdivision_type3 = Counties
| subdivision_name3 = Essex, Greater London
| subdivision_type4 = Districts / Boroughs
| subdivision_name4 = Epping Forest, Uttlesford, Redbridge, Newham, Barking and Dagenham
| subdivision_type5 = Towns
| subdivision_name5 = The Rodings, Chipping Ongar, Loughton, Woodford Green, Ilford, Barking
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| discharge1_location= Redbridge
| discharge1_min = {{convert|0.08|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}13 August 1990
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|1.85|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_max = {{convert|62.4|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}22 November 1974
| discharge2_location= Loughton
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| source1_location = Molehill Green, Essex
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| mouth = River Thames
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The River Roding ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|oʊ|d|I|ŋ}}) is a river that rises at Molehill Green, Essex, England, then flows south through Essex and London and forms Barking Creek as it reaches the River Thames.
Course
The river leaves Molehill Green and passes through or near a group of eight or nine villages in Essex known collectively as the Rodings, as their names are 'Roding' prefixed with various different specific names (High, Margaret, Aythorpe, etc.). After Chipping Ongar, the river flows under the M25 motorway by Passingford Bridge and Abridge.
File:River Mead, Roding Valley Meadows - geograph.org.uk - 1430561.jpgs by the river near Chigwell, looking towards Loughton, at Roding Valley Meadows Nature Reserve]] The river then runs between Loughton and Chigwell, where the Roding Valley Meadows make up the largest surviving area of traditionally managed river-valley habitat in Essex. This nature reserve consists of unimproved wet and dry hay meadows, rich with flora and fauna and bounded by thick hedgerows, scrubland, secondary woodland and tree plantation.{{cite web|url=http://www.essexwt.org.uk/reserves/roding-valley-meadows|title=Roding Valley Meadows Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust|website=essexwt.org.uk|access-date=2018-10-19}} The meadows stretch down to the M11 motorway and the Roding Valley tube station is situated close to the area, although Loughton or Buckhurst Hill are better placed for a visit. The river then enters Woodford.
File:River_roding_barking_london.jpg]]
Redbridge takes its name from a crossing of the river which then passes through Ilford and Barking near the A406 North Circular Road. The River Roding through Ilford project is a government-backed scheme to improve amenities along this stretch of the river.{{cite web|url=http://www.river-rodingredbridge.org.uk/index.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061106014232/http://www.river-rodingredbridge.org.uk/index.php|archive-date=2006-11-06|title=River Roding through Ilford}} After Barking, the tidal section is known as Barking Creek, which flows into the Thames at Creekmouth, where the Barking Barrier acts as a flood defence.
As a boundary
In Essex the river forms part of the boundary between the district of Epping Forest and borough of Brentwood. The river marks the southernmost part of the boundary between the London Borough of Newham and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
Former name
Ilford takes its name from Ilefort, "ford on the River Hyle", which was the ancient name for the lower part of the Roding, based on an earlier Celtic word.A. D. Mills (2010): [https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780199566785.001.0001/acref-9780199566785-e-747 Ilford]. In: A. D. Mills: The Dictionqry of London Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191726743.
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/74142 River Roding at Passingford Bridge]
- [https://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1184680&subid=0 The River Roding Trust]
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Category:Geography of the London Borough of Newham
Category:Geography of the London Borough of Redbridge
Category:Geography of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Category:Epping Forest District
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