Monkhams is an area in

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in the

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. The Monkhams Estate is an affluent area consisting mainly of large, detached homes.

History

Monkhams was originally a country estate in northern

in what was then rural

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. It was historically owned by

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. In the late 19th century, the area contained a country house, which was owned by

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founder

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. In 1901, Hills sold the land to pay off debts to developers, who built property targeted at middle and upper classes.

Notable People

, founder of West Ham United. * The British Prime Minister

Clement Attlee Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, (3 January 18838 October 1967) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955. He was Deputy Prime Mini ...

lived in Monkhams. A

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has been erected at his former home on the estate.

Electoral ward

Monkhams is also a ward of the London Borough of Redbridge. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 10,422.

References

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