County Borough of East Ham
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| Administration | |
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| Status: | Urban district (until 1904) Municipal borough (1904-1915) County borough (after 1915) |
| HQ: | East Ham |
| History | |
| Created: | 1894 |
| Abolished: | 1965 |
| Succeeded by: | London Borough of Newham |
| Area | |
| 1894: | 3,324 acres |
| 1965: | 3,324 acres |
| Population | |
| 1901: | 96,008 |
| 1961: | 105,682 |
East Ham was a local government district in the far south west of Essex from 1894 to 1965. It extended from Wanstead Flats in the north to the River Thames in the south and from Green Street in the west to Barking Creek in the east. It was part of the London postal district and Metropolitan Police District.
It was first created as an urban district by the Local Government Act 1894, covering the civil parishes of East Ham and Little Ilford, however, in 1900 Little Ilford parish was abolished and its area absorbed into an enlarged East Ham. In 1904 the district gained further status as a municipal borough and in 1915 the borough gained independence from county administration as a county borough.
The borough included most of the current-day London Borough of Newham east of Green Street including Little Ilford, Manor Park, East Ham and Beckton. The borough ran its own tram services until they became the responsibility of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933. The borough ran its own fire brigade which was absorbed into the London Fire Brigade in 1965. East Ham's Town Hall now serves as Newham Town Hall.
The county borough, along with the County Borough of West Ham, was abolished and became part of the London Borough of Newham in 1965 when Greater London was created. For the benefit of historians it should be noted that, although the County Borough was administratively independent from Essex, it did form part of the county, and so like the other Essex authorities incorporated into Greater London, the majority of its public records up to 1965 are held in the Essex County Record Office in Chelmsford. Discussions are continuing between county and London Borough archivists which may lead to the return of records to their originating districts.
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 Entrance to town hall. Note the EH around the doorway for East Ham. |
[edit] References
- Local Government Act 1894
- London Government Act 1963
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