Waltham Forest LB through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District

Administrative unit

Waltham Forest LB

Local Government District

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Population

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Industry

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Social Structure

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Preferred Name:: WALTHAM FOREST
Unit Type:: Local Government District
Status:: London Borough
Date created:: 01 Apr 1965
Date abolished:: 1974
Unit ID:: 10061751
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 311.

Waltham Forest LB, Essex

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
WALTHAM FOREST	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 311.
E140407	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	WALTHAM FOREST	District/Unitary Authority	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 311.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
GREATER LONDON	Administrative County	01 Apr 1965	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 311.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1965	was created through the abolition of	CHINGFORD UD/MB	Area: 1161 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The London Government Act, 1963
01 Apr 1965	was created through the abolition of	LEYTON UD/MB	Area: 1050 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The London Government Act, 1963
01 Apr 1965	was created through the abolition of	WALTHAMSTOW UD/MB	Area: 1756 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The London Government Act, 1963

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	Authority
CANN HALL CP	Parish-level Unit	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 133.
CHINGFORD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 134.
LEYTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 142.
WALTHAMSTOW CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 154.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Waltham Forest LB through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10061751

Date accessed: 05th November 2024