Ham Urban District

Ham was a local government district in north east Surrey, England around the village of Ham from 1894 to 1933.

Ham
Ham Pond, Ham Common
Area
  19111,871 acres (7.6 km2)
  19311,869 acres (7.6 km2)
Population
  19011,460
  19312,206
History
  OriginHam Common Local Government District
  Created1894
  Abolished1933
  Succeeded byMunicipal Borough of Richmond
StatusUrban district

Ham Common Local Government District was formed under the Local Government Act 1858 and was governed by a local board of eight members.[1] The Local Government Act 1894 reconstituted the area as Ham Urban District, with an elected urban district council of 10 members replacing the local board. The urban district consisted of the civil parish of Ham with Hatch, renamed as "Ham" in 1897.[2]

The urban district was abolished in 1933, when a county review order included its area in an enlarged Municipal Borough of Richmond.[3]

The former Ham UDC offices in Lock Road

Since 1965 Ham has been part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.[4]

References

  1. Kelly's Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex. Historical Directories. 1891. p. 1327. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
  2. Kelly's Directory of Surrey. Historical Directories. 1913. p. 234. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
  3. Youngs Jr., Frederic A (1979). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England. I: Southern England. London. ISBN 9780861931279.
  4. "Richmond upon Thames Registration District". FreeBMD. Retrieved 7 June 2013.

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