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Benfleet Urban District

Benfleet
Area
 • 1931 6,356 acres (25.72 km2)
 • 1961 6,372 acres (25.79 km2)
Population
 • 1921 6,136 (equivalent area)
 • 1971 48,045
History
 • Created 1929
 • Abolished 1974
 • Succeeded by Castle Point
Status Urban district
 • HQ Thundersley

Benfleet Urban District was an urban district in the county of Essex, England. It was created on 1 October 1929 by the merger of the civil parishes of Hadleigh, South Benfleet and Thundersley, all previously in the Rochford Rural District.

Since 1 April 1974 it has formed part of the Borough of Castle Point.

Coordinates: 51°33′N 0°35′E / 51.55°N 0.59°E / 51.55; 0.59


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