Chingford was a local government district in south west
Essex
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, England from 1894 to 1965, around the town of
Chingford
Chingford is a town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The town is approximately north-east of Charing Cross, with Waltham Abbey to the north, Woodford Green and Buckhurst Hill to the east, Walthamstow to the ...
. It was within the London suburbs, forming part of the
London postal district
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and
Metropolitan Police District
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. Its former area now corresponds to the northern part of the
London Borough of Waltham Forest
The London Borough of Waltham Forest () is a London borough in north-east London, England. Its population is estimated to be 276,983 in 2019. It borders five other London boroughs: Enfield to the north-west, Haringey to the west, Hackney to th ...
in
Greater London
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.
Background and formation
The ancient parish of Chingford formed part of the
Waltham hundred of Essex.
Following the
Poor Law Amendment Act 1834
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, Chingford was grouped into the Epping Poor Law Union and in 1837 an identical area became Epping Registration District for the purposes of the
Births and Deaths Registration Act 1836
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. It was included in the Metropolitan Police District in 1840. The Poor Law union area was used again for the purposes of the
Public Health Act 1875
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and Chingford became part of the Epping Rural Sanitary District that was created in 1875. In 1894 Chingford became an
urban district
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.
District and borough
Under a county review order in 1934, a small part of
Waltham Holy Cross Urban District
Waltham Holy Cross was an urban district in the county of Essex, England, which was abolished and amalgamated with other local government districts in 1974 to form the Epping Forest District. The district consisted of the area of the ancient pa ...
was transferred to Chingford. It gained the status of
municipal borough
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in 1938.
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Abolition
The Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London
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considered the borough for inclusion in Greater London in 1960 and subsequently it was abolished by the London Government Act 1963
The London Government Act 1963 (c. 33) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which created Greater London and a new local government structure within it. The Act significantly reduced the number of local government districts in the ...
. Its former area was transferred to Greater London from Essex and was combined with the Municipal Borough of Walthamstow
Walthamstow was a local government district in southwest Essex, England from 1873 to 1965, around the town of Walthamstow. It was within the London suburbs, forming part of the London postal district and Metropolitan Police District. Its former ar ...
and the Municipal Borough of Leyton
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to form the present-day London Borough of Waltham Forest
The London Borough of Waltham Forest () is a London borough in north-east London, England. Its population is estimated to be 276,983 in 2019. It borders five other London boroughs: Enfield to the north-west, Haringey to the west, Hackney to th ...
.
References
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Districts abolished by the London Government Act 1963
Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894
History of the London Borough of Waltham Forest
History of local government in London (1889–1965)
Municipal boroughs of England
Chingford