Metropolitan Borough of Poplar
| Poplar | |
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 Former Town Hall, Poplar High Street |
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 Poplar within the County of London  |
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| Area | |
| • 1911 | 2,328 acres (9.42 km2) |
| • 1931 | 2,331 acres (9.43 km2) |
| • 1961 | 2,348 acres (9.50 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1911 | 162,442 |
| • 1931 | 155,089 |
| • 1961 | 66,604 |
| Density | |
| • 1911 | 70/acre |
| • 1931 | 66/acre |
| • 1961 | 28/acre |
| History | |
| • Origin | Metropolis Management Act 1855 |
| • Created | 1855 |
| • Abolished | 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | London Borough of Tower Hamlets |
| Status |
District (1855—1900) Metropolitan borough (1900—1965) Civil parish (1907—1965) |
| Government | Poplar District Board of Works (1855—1900) Poplar Metropolitan Borough Council (1900—1965) |
| • HQ | East India Dock Road (1856—1870) Poplar High Street (1870—1938) Bow Road (1938—1965) |
 Borough seal |
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| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Civil parishes |
| • Units |
Bow (1855—1907) Bromley (1855—1907) Poplar (1855—1907) Poplar Borough (1907—1965) |
Poplar was a local government district in the metropolitan area of London, England. It was formed as a district of the Metropolis in 1855 and became a metropolitan borough in the County of London in 1900.
The borough bordered the metropolitan boroughs of Hackney, Stepney, and Bethnal Green to the west and north, and the county of Essex to the east. To the south, the River Thames formed borders with the metropolitan boroughs of Bermondsey, Deptford and Greenwich.
It was formed from three civil parishes: St Mary Stratford-le-Bow, St Leonard Bromley and All Saints Poplar. In 1907 these three were combined into a single civil parish called Poplar Borough, which was conterminous with the metropolitan borough. In 1965 the parish and borough were abolished, with their former area becoming part of the newly formed London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
It included the districts of (from north to south):
In 1921 the Borough Council, under George Lansbury and the Poor Law Union were engaged in a dispute with the London County Council and central government over poor law rates - it wished to pay out of work people more than usually permitted; and to get wealthier West End boroughs to contribute to its expenses. Several councillors were imprisoned briefly in 1921 in relation to this. See Poplar Rates Rebellion.
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