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|Name= West Ham |
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|HQ= [[Stratford, London|Stratford]] |
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|Status= [[Municipal borough]] (until 1888)<br>[[County borough]] (after 1888) |
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|Start= [[1886]] |
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|End= [[1965]] |
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|Replace= [[London Borough of Newham]] |
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'''West Ham''' was a borough in the far south west of [[Essex]] from 1886 to 1965. It was immediately north of the [[River Thames]] and east of the [[River Lee]]. |
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It was first created a [[municipal borough]] in [[1886]] and gained further status, becoming a [[county borough]], in [[1888]]. |
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The area did not become officially part of London until 1965, which allowed dangerous and polluting industry to be set up in the area which was otherwise prohibited from operating in the metropolis whose boundary in the east was the Lee. After rapid growth the area earned the name "London over the border". Most of the workers of the local industry lived in slum conditions close to where they worked. |
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The borough included [[Plaistow, Newham|Plaistow]], [[West Ham]], [[Stratford, London|Stratford]], [[Canning Town]] and [[Silvertown]] - all of the current-day London Borough of Newham west of Green Street. |
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The county borough was abolished and became part of the [[London Borough of Newham]] in [[1965]] when [[Greater London]] was created. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://apps.newham.gov.uk/History_canningtown/pic05.htm Population density of county borough in 1939] |
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Revision as of 11:04, 3 October 2005
Template:Infobox historic district West Ham was a borough in the far south west of Essex from 1886 to 1965. It was immediately north of the River Thames and east of the River Lee.
It was first created a municipal borough in 1886 and gained further status, becoming a county borough, in 1888.
The area did not become officially part of London until 1965, which allowed dangerous and polluting industry to be set up in the area which was otherwise prohibited from operating in the metropolis whose boundary in the east was the Lee. After rapid growth the area earned the name "London over the border". Most of the workers of the local industry lived in slum conditions close to where they worked.
The borough included Plaistow, West Ham, Stratford, Canning Town and Silvertown - all of the current-day London Borough of Newham west of Green Street.
The county borough was abolished and became part of the London Borough of Newham in 1965 when Greater London was created.
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