Municipal Borough of Chingford
Former local government area in the UK
About
Chingford was a local government district in south-west Essex, England. It was within the London suburbs, forming part of the London postal district and Metropolitan Police District. The parish of Chingford gained urban district status in 1894, and municipal borough status in 1938. The council headquarters were at Chingford Town Hall on The Ridgeway. At the 1961 census, Chingford had a population of 45,787.
In 1965, following the commencement of the London Government Act 1963, it was merged with the municipal boroughs of Walthamstow and Leyton to form the present-day London Borough of Waltham Forest within Greater London.
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