Municipal Borough of Dagenham
| Dagenham | |
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 Dagenham Civic Centre |
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 Dagenham within Essex in 1961 |
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| Area | |
| • 1931/1951 | 6,554 acres (26.52 km2) |
| • 1961 | 6,565 acres (26.57 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1931 | 89,362 |
| • 1951 | 114,568 |
| • 1961 | 108,368 |
| Density | |
| • 1931 | 14/acre |
| • 1951 | 17/acre |
| • 1961 | 16/acre |
| History | |
| • Origin | Dagenham parish |
| • Created | 1926 |
| • Abolished | 1965 |
| • Succeeded by |
London Borough of Barking London Borough of Redbridge |
| Status |
Civil parish Urban district (until 1938) Municipal borough (after 1938) |
| Government | Dagenham Urban District Council Dagenham Borough Council |
| • HQ |
Valence House (until 1937) Becontree Heath (after 1937) |
| • Motto | Judge us by our deeds |
 Coat of arms of Dagenham Borough Council |
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Dagenham was a local government district in south west Essex, England from 1926 to 1965 covering the parish of Dagenham. Initially created as an urban district, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1938. It was established to deal with the increase in population and the change from rural to urban area caused by the building of the Becontree estate by the London County Council and the subsequent movement of people from Inner London. Peripheral to London, the district formed part of the Metropolitan Police District and London Traffic Area. It now forms the eastern sections of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the London Borough of Redbridge in Greater London.
Dagenham parish formed part of Romford Rural District from 1894. In 1920 it was suggested the parish should be removed from the rural district and its area divided between Ilford Urban District and Barking Town Urban District, because of the dramatic rise in population caused by the change in use of land from mostly farming to the large scale suburban housing development of the Becontree estate. Instead the urban district was created in 1926 from the parish of Dagenham.
A move was mooted in 1929 to either combine Dagenham with Barking and Ilford (the three districts to contain parts of the Becontree estate), or for Dagenham to gain part of Barking; but it was not acted upon. The district became part of the London Passenger Transport Area from 1933.
Dagenham was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1938.
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