Municipal Borough of Walthamstow
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| Walthamstow | |
| Motto: Fellowship is life | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Civil parish Urban district (until 1926) Municipal borough (after 1926) |
| 1911 area | 4,343 acres (17.58 km²)[1] |
| 1931/1961 area | 4,342 acres (17.57 km²)[1] |
| HQ | Walthamstow |
| History | |
| Created | 1894 |
| Abolished | 1965 |
| Succeeded by | London Borough of Waltham Forest |
| Demography | |
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| 1911 population - 1911 density |
124,580[1] 28.7/acre |
| 1931 population - 1931 density |
132,972[1] 30.7/acre |
| 1961 population - 1961 density |
108,845[1] 25.1/acre |
 Coat of arms of the borough council |
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Walthamstow was a local government district in south west Essex from 1894 to 1965 around the town of Walthamstow.[2]
It was created an urban district in 1894 by the Local Government Act 1894 and gained the status of municipal borough in 1926. The borough ran its own tram services until they became the responsibility of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933.[3] It was part of the London postal district and Metropolitan Police District.
In 1965 the municipal borough was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and its former area transferred to Greater London from Essex to be combined with that of other districts to form the present-day London Borough of Waltham Forest.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Vision of Britain - Walthamstow UD/MB population (area and density). Retrieved on 13 February 2008.
- ^ Vision of Britain - Walthamstow UD/MB (historic map). Retrieved on 13 February 2008.
- ^ Reed, J., London Tramways, (1997)
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