Municipal Borough of Wanstead and Woodford

Wanstead and Woodford
250px Wanstead and Woodford within Essex in 1961
Area
• 1934	3,842 acres (15.5 km2)
• 1965	3,864 acres (15.6 km2)
Population
• 1939	44,057
• 1961	61,416
History
• Created	1934
• Abolished	1965
• Succeeded by	London Borough of Redbridge
Status	Urban district (until 1937) Municipal borough (after 1937)

Wanstead and Woodford was a local government district from 1934 to 1965 in southwest Essex, England. A merger of two former urban districts, it was suburban to London and part of the Metropolitan Police District.

Background

A local board of health was set up for the parish of Wanstead in 1854. The Local Government Act 1894 reconstituted its area as Wanstead Urban District, governed by Wanstead Urban District Council.

Woodford parish adopted the Local Government Act 1858 in 1873, setting up a local board. In 1894 it became Woodford Urban District, governed by Woodford Urban District Council.

In 1934, as part of a county review order, a new urban district was created as a merger of their areas.

District and borough

The urban district became a municipal borough in 1937.

In 1956 the municipal borough was enlarged by gaining 23 acres (93,000 m²) from the Municipal Borough of Ilford while 2 acres (8,100 m²) were transferred the other way. The transfer did not affect any population.

Abolition

In 1965, under the London Government Act 1963, the municipal borough was abolished and its former area transferred to Greater London and combined with that of other districts to form the London Borough of Redbridge.

References

• London Government Act 1963

External links

• A Vision of Britain - Wanstead and Woodford