The story
The name is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ilefort, meaning "ford over the Hyle" (an old name for the River Roding that means "trickling stream"). Equivalent to Hyle + ford.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ilford
Today it means: A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Full definition →