Greenford Urban District
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Greenford Urban District was an urban district
of Middlesex
, England from 1894 to 1926.
It was formed from the parishes of Greenford
, Perivale
and West Twyford
. It replaced the Brentford rural sanitary district, which covered these parishes.
It was abolished in 1926 and its former area was absorbed by the Municipal Borough of Ealing
.
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
of Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
, England from 1894 to 1926.
It was formed from the parishes of Greenford
Greenford
Greenford is a large suburb in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, UK. It was historically an ancient parish in the former county of Middlesex. The most prominent landmarks in the suburb are the A40, a major dual-carriageway; Horsenden Hill, above sea level; the small Parish Church of...
, Perivale
Perivale
Perivale is a small suburb in the London Borough of Ealing, west of Charing Cross, central London. Landmarks in the suburb include the A40, a large road that connects Central London with the M40 motorway, and the large Art Deco Hoover Building, as well as St Mary's Church , the River Brent and...
and West Twyford
West Twyford
West Twyford was a small extra-parochial area, and later civil parish, in the county of Middlesex, England.The area of West Twyford is part of the London Borough of Ealing...
. It replaced the Brentford rural sanitary district, which covered these parishes.
| Parish | Area (1901) | Population (1901) | Population (1921) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenford | 2127 acre | 672 | 1,199 |
| Perivale | 633 acre | 60 | 114 |
| West Twyford | 281 acre | 87 | 148 |
It was abolished in 1926 and its former area was absorbed by the Municipal Borough of Ealing
Municipal Borough of Ealing
Ealing was a local government district from 1863 to 1965 around the town of Ealing.A local board of health was formed for the southern part of the parish of Ealing, Middlesex, in 1863. In 1873 the board's area was extended to the rest of the parish....
.