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Municipal Borough of Chingford

Former local government area in the UK

Field	Value
Name	Chingford
HQ	The Ridgeway
Government	Chingford Urban District Council
Chingford Borough Council
Origin	Chingford parish
Status	Urban district (until 1938)
Municipal borough (after 1938)
Start	1894
End	1965
Replace	London Borough of Waltham Forest
Motto	All Things for the Glory of God
Image	[[File:Chingford Old Town Hall Building, The Ridgeway, Chingford, London, UK.jpg	240px]]
Chingford Town Hall
Map	[[File:Chingford essex 1961.png	300px	]]
Chingford within Essex in 1961
Arms	[[Image:Arms-chingford.jpg	150px	Chingford]]
Coat of arms of the borough council
PopulationFirst	8,184
PopulationFirstYear	1911
AreaFirst	2808 acre
AreaFirstYear	1911
DensityFirst	2.9/acre
DensityFirstYear	1911
PopulationSecond	22,053
PopulationSecondYear	1931
AreaSecond	2810 acre
AreaSecondYear	1931
DensitySecond	7.8/acre
DensitySecondYear	1931
PopulationLast	45,787
PopulationLastYear	1961
AreaLast	2868 acre
AreaLastYear	1961
DensityLast	15.9/acre
DensityLastYear	1961

Chingford Borough Council Municipal borough (after 1938)

Chingford Town Hall Chingford within Essex in 1961 Coat of arms of the borough council

Chingford was a local government district in south west Essex, 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 Greater London.

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 Births and Deaths Registration Act 1836. 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 and Chingford became part of the Epping Rural Sanitary District that was created in 1875. In 1894 Chingford became an urban district.

District and borough

Following the Local Government Act 1929, in 1932 it was proposed by Essex County Council that Chingford should be merged with Waltham Holy Cross Urban District to form a new urban district of Chingford and Waltham Abbey. The council of the Municipal Borough of Walthamstow favoured an expansion of their boundaries that would include Chingford. The Chingford/Waltham amalgamation was supported by Chingford Urban District Council but was not supported by the Waltham Holy Cross Urban District Council. The lack of a direct rail connection between the districts was highlighted as a potential problem. The review resulted in no amalgamation and only a small transfer of territory from Waltham Holy Cross to Chingford as part of a county review order in 1934.

The district gained the status of municipal borough 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

{{cite vob. link
Powell, W R. (1966). "'The parish and borough of Chingford', in A History of the County of Essex". British History Online.
(2 July 1932). "Local Government Act, 1929.". Herts and Essex Observer.
(1 July 1932). "Local Government Act, 1929.". Chelmsford Chronicle.
(11 November 1932). "The County Review". Chelmsford Chronicle.
(31 July 1931). "Sign of the Times". Chelmsford Chronicle.
(1 September 1933). "Review of Districts". Chelmsford Chronicle.
"Local Government Act 1963". Legislation.gov.uk.

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