Chingford was a local government district in south west

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, England from 1894 to 1965, around the town of Chingford. It was within the London suburbs, forming part of the London postal district and Metropolitan Police District. Its former area now corresponds to the northern part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest in

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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, Chingford was grouped into the Epping Poor Law Union and in 1837 an identical area became Epping Registration District for the purposes of the

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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

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and Chingford became part of the Epping Rural Sanitary District that was created in 1875. In 1894 Chingford became an

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District and borough

Under a county review order in 1934, a small part of Waltham Holy Cross Urban District was transferred to Chingford. It gained the status of

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in 1938.

Abolition

The Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London considered the borough for inclusion in Greater London in 1960 and subsequently it was abolished by the London Government Act 1963. Its former area was transferred to Greater London from Essex and was combined with the Municipal Borough of Walthamstow and the Municipal Borough of Leyton to form the present-day London Borough of Waltham Forest.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chingford 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