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Carshalton
Carshalton
	; Carshalton Council Offices
Area
• 1911	2,926 acres (11.8 km2)
• 1961	3,346 acres (13.5 km2)
Population
• 1901	6,746
• 1961	57,484
History
• Created	1883
• Abolished	1965
• Succeeded by	London Borough of Sutton
Status	local government district 1883 - 1894; urban district from 1894
Government
• HQ	The Square, Carshalton (later the local library)
• Motto	Animo et Fide (By Courage and Faith)
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Carshalton was a local government district in north east Surrey from 1883 to 1965 around the town of Carshalton.

The parish of Carshalton adopted the Local Government Act 1858 in 1883 and a local board was formed to govern the town. The Local Government Act 1894 reconstituted the area as an urban district, and an elected urban district council replaced the local board.^[1] In 1933 the boundaries of the district were altered after the abolition of Epsom Rural District.^[2]

The district was abolished in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 and the former area was transferred to Greater London to be combined with that of other districts to form the present-day London Borough of Sutton.^[3]

Carshalton Urban District Council were granted armorial bearings by the College of Arms on 14 May 1952.^[4] The basic colours of the shield were gold and red, from the arms of the Mandeville family who anciently held the manor of Carshalton. The chevron in the centre of the arms was derived from the arms of the Gaynesford and Scawen families. On the chevron was placed a heraldic fountain for the many springs and pools of the town, with on either side a silver sprig of oak. The oak sprigs came from the arms of Surrey County Council. The lions appeared in the arms of three local families: Burgersh, Fellowes and Hardwick. The greyhound was from the Gaynesford family arms, and also depicted the historic Greyhound Inn. The crest above the shield featured a mural crown as symbol of local government. On this was placed a Tudor rose, the symbol of the UDC prior to 1952. From the crown rose a swan, based on the Bohun swan, the heraldic badge of the Bohun family. In the swan's beak was a sprig of beech symbolising Carshalton Beeches.^[5]

The council met in the Carshalton Council Offices in The Square. The building has been Grade II listed since 1974.^[6]

References[edit]

^ Parishes: Carshalton, A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 4 (1912), pp. 178-188 (British History Online), accessed February 7, 2008
^ Frederic A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.I: Southern England, London 1979
^ "Local Government Act 1963". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
^ Carshalton Urban District (Civic Heraldry) accessed 15 Jan 2008
^ C W Scott-Giles, Civic Heraldry of England and Wales, 2nd edition, London, 1953
^ Historic England. "Carshalton Public Library (1300429)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links[edit]

A Vision Britain - Carshalton UD

51°21′53″N 0°09′43″W / 51.3646°N 0.1620°W / 51.3646; -0.1620

[1] Parishes: Carshalton, A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 4 (1912), pp. 178-188 (British History Online), accessed February 7, 2008

[2] Frederic A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.I: Southern England, London 1979

[3] "Local Government Act 1963". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[4] Carshalton Urban District (Civic Heraldry) accessed 15 Jan 2008

[5] C W Scott-Giles, Civic Heraldry of England and Wales, 2nd edition, London, 1953

[6] Historic England. "Carshalton Public Library (1300429)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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 {{Infobox historic subdivision|
    |Name=              Carshalton
-   |HQ=                The Square, Carshalton (Now the local library)
+   |Image=             [[File:Carshalton Library 2.jpg|250px]]<br />[[Carshalton Council Offices]]
-   |Status=            [[local board of health|local government district]] 1883 - 1894<br>[[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]] from 1894
+   |HQ=                The Square, Carshalton (later the local library)
+   |Status=            [[local board of health|local government district]] 1883 - 1894<br />[[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]] from 1894
    |Start=             1883
    |End=               1965
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 The [[civil parish|parish]] of Carshalton adopted the [[Local Government Act 1858]] in 1883 and a [[local board of health|local board]] was formed to govern the town. The [[Local Government Act 1894]] reconstituted the area as an [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]], and an elected urban district council replaced the local board.<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43049 ''Parishes: Carshalton'', ''A History of the County of Surrey'': Volume 4 (1912), pp. 178-188 (British History Online), accessed February 7, 2008]</ref> In 1933 the boundaries of the district were altered after the abolition of [[Epsom Rural District]].<ref>Frederic A Youngs Jr., ''Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England'', Vol.I: Southern England, London 1979</ref>
-The district was abolished in 1965 by the [[London Government Act 1963]] and the former area was transferred to [[Greater London]] to be combined with that of other districts to form the present-day [[London Borough of Sutton]].
+The district was abolished in 1965 by the [[London Government Act 1963]] and the former area was transferred to [[Greater London]] to be combined with that of other districts to form the present-day [[London Borough of Sutton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/33/contents|title=Local Government Act 1963|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|accessdate=25 April 2020}}</ref>
-Carshalton Urban District Council were granted [[coat of arms|armorial bearings]] by the [[College of Arms]] on 14 May 1952.<ref>[http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/surrey_ob.html ''Carshalton Urban District'' (Civic Heraldry)] accessed 15 Jan 2008</ref> The basic colours of the shield were gold and red, from the arms of the Mandeville family who anciently held the [[manorialism|manor]] of Carshalton. The [[Chevron (insignia)|chevron]] in the centre of the arms was derived from the arms of the Gaynesford and Scawen families. On the chevron was placed a heraldic "fountain" for the many springs and pools of the town, with on either side a silver sprig of oak. The oak sprigs came from the arms of Surrey County Council. The lions appeared in the arms of three local families: Burgersh, Fellowes and Hardwick. The greyhound was from the Gaynesford family arms, and also depicted the historic Greyhound Inn. The crest above the shield featured a [[mural crown]] as symbol of local government. On this was placed a [[Tudor rose]], the symbol of the UDC prior to 1952. From the crown rose a swan from the arms of the Bohun family. In the swan's beak was a sprig of beech symbolising [[Carshalton Beeches]].<ref>C W Scott-Giles, ''Civic Heraldry of England and Wales'', 2nd edition, London, 1953</ref>
+Carshalton Urban District Council were granted [[coat of arms|armorial bearings]] by the [[College of Arms]] on 14 May 1952.<ref>[http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/surrey_ob.html ''Carshalton Urban District'' (Civic Heraldry)] accessed 15 Jan 2008</ref> The basic colours of the shield were gold and red, from the arms of the Mandeville family who anciently held the [[manorialism|manor]] of Carshalton. The [[Chevron (insignia)|chevron]] in the centre of the arms was derived from the arms of the Gaynesford and Scawen families. On the chevron was placed a heraldic [[fountain (heraldry)|fountain]] for the many springs and pools of the town, with on either side a silver sprig of oak. The oak sprigs came from the arms of Surrey County Council. The lions appeared in the arms of three local families: Burgersh, Fellowes and Hardwick. The greyhound was from the Gaynesford family arms, and also depicted the historic Greyhound Inn. The crest above the shield featured a [[mural crown]] as symbol of local government. On this was placed a [[Tudor rose]], the symbol of the UDC prior to 1952. From the crown rose a swan, based on the [[Bohun swan]], the heraldic [[Badge (heraldry)|badge]] of the Bohun family. In the swan's beak was a sprig of beech symbolising [[Carshalton Beeches]].<ref>C W Scott-Giles, ''Civic Heraldry of England and Wales'', 2nd edition, London, 1953</ref>
+The council met in the [[Carshalton Council Offices]] in The Square. The building has been Grade II listed since 1974.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Carshalton Public Library|num= 1300429|accessdate=2 August 2020}}</ref>
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-*Local Government Act 1894
-*London Government Act 1963
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10153141 A Vision Britain - Carshalton UD]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001000453/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10153141 A Vision Britain - Carshalton UD]
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+[[Category:History of the London Borough of Sutton]]
 [[Category:Districts abolished by the London Government Act 1963|Carshalton]]
 [[Category:Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894]]
 [[Category:History of local government in London (1889–1965)]]
 [[Category:Urban districts of England]]
+[[Category:Carshalton]]

v t e Local government districts abolished or transferred by the London Government Act 1963
London CC	Battersea Bermondsey Bethnal Green Camberwell Chelsea Deptford Finsbury Fulham Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith Hampstead Holborn Islington Kensington Lambeth Lewisham Paddington Poplar Shoreditch Southwark St. Marylebone St. Pancras Stepney Stoke Newington Wandsworth Westminster Woolwich	Constituent parts of Greater London
Essex	Barking Chigwell (part) Chingford Dagenham East Ham Hornchurch Ilford Leyton Romford Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford West Ham
Hertfordshire	Barnet East Barnet
Middlesex, CC	Acton Brentford and Chiswick Ealing Edmonton Enfield Feltham Finchley Friern Barnet Harrow Hayes and Harlington Hendon Heston and Isleworth Hornsey Ruislip-Northwood Southall Southgate Tottenham Twickenham Uxbridge Wembley Willesden Wood Green Yiewsley and West Drayton
Kent	Beckenham Bexley Bromley Chislehurst and Sidcup Crayford Erith Orpington Penge
Surrey	Barnes Beddington and Wallington Carshalton Coulsdon and Purley Croydon Kingston-upon-Thames Malden and Coombe Merton and Morden Mitcham Sutton and Cheam Surbiton Richmond Wimbledon
Transfers	Middlesex to Hertfordshire: Potters Bar Middlesex to Surrey: Staines Sunbury-on-Thames