Editing Ilford (section)

=== Road ===
Ilford is a [[primary route destination]] in east London, and main roads link the town to key destinations throughout the capital and the [[East of England]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Primary routes destinations in England by region |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/203664/traffic-signs-manual-chapter-02-primary-route.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303112933/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/203664/traffic-signs-manual-chapter-02-primary-route.pdf |archive-date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=April 5, 2022 |website=[[gov.uk]]}}</ref>

The [[A118 road|A118]] runs east-west through Ilford, linking the town with [[Stratford, London|Stratford]] and [[A11 road (England)|the A11]] westbound, and [[Romford]] eastbound. The [[A123 road|A123]] runs north-south through the town, with direct connections to [[Gants Hill]] and [[Chigwell]] northbound, and [[Barking, London|Barking]] southbound.

The [[North Circular Road, London|A406 North Circular Road]] links the town directly with north and west London destinations, such as [[Wood Green]] and [[Brent Cross]]. It carries traffic northbound to [[M11 motorway|the M11]] for [[London Stansted Airport|Stansted Airport]] and [[Cambridge]]. Southbound, the route runs to [[Beckton]], the [[Woolwich Ferry]], and the [[A13 road (England)|A13]] for [[Isle of Dogs]], [[Dagenham]] and [[Tilbury]].

North of Ilford, the [[A12 road (England)|A12]] links the town directly to [[M25 motorway|the M25]], [[Chelmsford]] and [[Ipswich]]. Southbound traffic runs past Stratford, through the [[Blackwall Tunnel]] and onto the [[A2 road (England)|A2]] for [[Dartford]] and destinations in [[Kent]].