Brentwood Urban District was a local government district in south
Essex
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,
England
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from 1899 to 1974.
The district was created in 1899 from the parish of
Brentwood which from 1894 had formed part of
Billericay Rural District.
In 1934 when Billericay Rural District was abolished, Brentwood Urban District gained the former area of the parishes of
Hutton,
Ingrave
Ingrave is a village and former civil parish in the Brentwood in Essex, England. It is situated on and around the A128 road, 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the town of Brentwood. Together with the adjoining village of Herongate, it now fo ...
and
South Weald South Weald is a mainly farmland and park settlement in the Borough of Brentwood in Essex, England. The civil parish of South Weald was absorbed by Brentwood Urban District in 1934. In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 6370.
South Weald con ...
. It also gained areas that had formed parts of other parishes from that district and from
Romford Rural District.
The district was abolished in 1974 under the
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...
and its former area now forms part of
Brentwood borough.
External links
Vision of Britain- Brentwood Urban District
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Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972
Borough of Brentwood
Urban districts of England
1899 establishments in England