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{{Short description|River in Essex and Greater London, England}}
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| name_other         = (Barking Creek)
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| image_caption      = The River Roding, between [[Redbridge, London|Redbridge]] and [[South Woodford]]
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| subdivision_name3  = [[Essex]], [[Greater London]]
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| subdivision_name4  = [[Epping Forest (district)|Epping Forest]], [[Uttlesford]], [[London Borough of Redbridge|Redbridge]], [[London Borough of Newham|Newham]], [[London Borough of Barking and Dagenham|Barking and Dagenham]]
| subdivision_type5  = Towns
| subdivision_name5  = [[The Rodings]], [[Chipping Ongar]], [[Loughton]], [[Woodford Green]], [[Ilford]], [[Barking, London|Barking]]
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| discharge1_location= [[Redbridge, London|Redbridge]]
| discharge1_min     = {{convert|0.08|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}13&nbsp;August&nbsp;1990
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| source1_location   = [[Molehill Green]], [[Essex]]
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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.jpg|thumb|left|[[Flood meadow]]s 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]].<ref name="essexwt">{{cite web|url=http://www.essexwt.org.uk/reserves/roding-valley-meadows|title=Roding Valley Meadows Nature Reserve &#124; Essex Wildlife Trust|website=essexwt.org.uk|access-date=2018-10-19}}</ref> 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, London|Woodford]].

[[File:River_roding_barking_london.jpg|thumb|right|The Roding, just before reaching the Thames at [[Barking, London|Barking]]]]
[[Redbridge, London|Redbridge]] takes its name from a crossing of the river which then passes through [[Ilford]] and [[Barking, London|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 (district)|Epping Forest]] and borough of [[Brentwood (borough)|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.<ref name="Mills2010-Ilford">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.</ref>

==See also==
* [[Tributaries of the River Thames]]
* [[List of rivers of England]]
* [[Wanstead Sewage Works]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|River Roding}}
* [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:Rivers of London]]
[[Category:Rivers of Essex]]
[[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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