Plumstead (1855–1894) and then Lee (1894–1900) was a

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district within the metropolitan area of

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from 1855 to 1900. It was formed as the Plumstead district by the

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and was governed by the Plumstead District Board of Works, which consisted of elected vestrymen. In 1889 the area of the MBW was constituted the

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, and the District Board became a local authority under the

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. In 1894 the parish of

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was removed from the district to be governed by a parish vestry and the district was renamed Lee.

Area

The district comprised the following

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es: * Charlton next Woolwich *

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Lee Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese ...

(1855–1894) Under the

any parish that exceeded 2,000

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was to be divided into wards; however the parishes of Plumstead District Board of Works did not exceed this number so were not divided into wards. In 1889-90 the population had increased enough for the parish of Plumstead to be divided into eight wards (electing

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): North (9), North East (12), North West (9), West (12), South West (15), South East (15), East (12) and South (12). In 1891-92 the population had increased enough for the parish of Lee to be divided into four wards (electing

): Church (9), Park (6), Manor (12) and South (9).

Abolition

The district was abolished in 1900 and split as follows: *Charlton next Woolwich and Kidbrooke to Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich *Eltham to

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*Lee to Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham

References

{{Metropolitan Board of Works History of the Royal Borough of Greenwich History of the London Borough of Lewisham Districts (Metropolis)