- Municipal Borough of Chingford
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Chingford Motto: All Things for the Glory of God 
Chingford within Essex in 1961Geography Status Urban district (until 1938)
Municipal borough (after 1938)1911 area 2,808 acres (11.4 km2) 1931 area 2,810 acres (11.4 km2) 1961 area 2,868 acres (11.6 km2) HQ The Ridgeway History Origin Chingford parish Created 1894 Abolished 1965 Succeeded by London Borough of Waltham Forest Demography 1911 population
- 1911 density8,184
2.9/acre1931 population
- 1931 density22,053
7.8/acre1961 population
- 1961 density45,787
15.9/acrePolitics Governance Chingford Urban District Council
Chingford Borough Council
Coat of arms of the borough councilChingford 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.
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Background and formation
The ancient parish of Chingford formed part of the Waltham hundred of Essex.[1] It was included in the Metropolitan Police District in 1840 and from 1875 it formed part of the Epping Rural Sanitary District. In 1894 it became an urban district.
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 municipal borough in 1938.
Abolition
The Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London considered the borough for inclusion in Greater London in 1965 and subsequently it was abolished by the London Government Act 1963. Its former area was transferred to Greater London from Essex to be combined with the Municipal Borough of Walthamstow and the Municipal Borough of Leyton to form the present-day London Borough of Waltham Forest.
References
- ^ Vision of Britain - Chingford parish. Retrieved on 22 July 2009.
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