Walford was once on the site of an old Saxon village. Walford was once in the historic county of Middlesex but as London grew it became a suburb of London by the mid 1800s. This development was recognised by the creation of the County of London in 1889 (in which Walford would presumably have lied.) All over, squares and streets sprung up. Walford was given an East London postcode. By about 1900 Walford had a population of about 100'000. A market was established in Bridge Street, Walford, underneath a railway arch. Notable streets as well as Bridge Street was Albert Square, Turpin Road and George Street. The borough gained 2 tube stations, Walford East Tube Station and Walford West. Notable families was the Beales, Fowlers and Watts of Albert Square, one of the most prominent areas of the b