Municipal Borough Of Beckenham
Beckenham was a local government district in north west Kent from 1878 to 1965 around the town of Beckenham. The area was suburban to London, formed part of the Metropolitan Police District and from 1933 was included in the area of the London Passenger Transport Board. History In 1878 the parish of Beckenham adopted the Local Government Act 1858 and formed a local board of health, local board of 15 members to govern the area. The Local Government Act 1894 reconstituted the local board's area as an Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban district. The urban district was divided into seven ward (country subdivision), wards of Coper's Cope, Eden Park, Kent House, Langley Park, Lawrie Park, Manor House and Shortlands. It encompassed parts of Penge and Sydenham, London, Sydenham postal districts to the north east of Crystal Palace Park, including a strip of the east side of the park itself. Each ward returned three councillors to Beckenham Urban District Council. A distinctiv ...
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