| Becontree | |
| Geography | |
| Status | hundred |
| 1831 area | 35,950 acres (145. 5 km²) |
| 1887 area | 37,705 acres (152. 59 km²) |
| HQ | Becontree Heath |
| History | |
| Created | in antiquity |
| Abolished | 1894 |
| Succeeded by | various, see text |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1851 population | 46,777 |
| 1887 population | 221,217 |
Becontree was an ancient hundred in the south west of the county of Essex, England. Becontree Heath is an open space in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [1] Its area has been entirely absorbed by the growth of London; with its name reused in 1921 for the large Becontree estate of the London County Council. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Becontree is a place in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London, east north-east of Charing Cross. London County Council (LCC was the principal local government body for the County of London, throughout its 1889-1965 existence and the first London-wide general municipal [2] Its former area now corresponds to the London Borough of Newham, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and parts of the London Borough of Waltham Forest and the London Borough of Redbridge. The London Borough of Newham ( is a London borough in East London, within Greater London. The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham ( is a London borough in East London and forms part of Outer London. The London Borough of Waltham Forest is a London borough in East London England and forms part of Outer London. The London Borough of Redbridge ( is a London borough in north east London, England and forms part of Outer London. Its early extent also included parts of what is now the London Borough of Havering. [3]
History
The name is first recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Beuentreu, meaning tree of a man called Beohha. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey [2] The original tree, at Becontree Heath, was the location that early hundred meetings took place. Becontree Heath is an open space in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. [2] Before 1465 it included the area of Havering liberty, which comprised the parishes of Hornchurch, Romford and Havering-atte-Bower, and thus the hundred meeting place was not originally located on the fringe of the area. The Royal Liberty of Havering was an ancient manor and liberty whose former area now forms part of and gives its name to the London Borough of Havering [3] After the area of the liberty was removed, the hundred contained the parishes of Barking, Dagenham, East Ham, Ilford (also known as Great Ilford), Leyton, Little Ilford, Walthamstow, Wanstead and West Ham. [4]
The southern boundary with the Blackheath hundred of Kent was the River Thames, however there was also a land boundary; the Woolwich parish included two small detached parts north of the river,[4] totalling 402 acres (1. Blackheath was an ancient hundred in the north west of the county of Kent, England. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. Woolwich (ˈwʊlɪtʃ or /ˈwʊlɪdʒ/ is a suburb in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River 63 km²). [5] In the east it borded the Havering liberty and to the north Waltham and Ongar hundreds. The Royal Liberty of Havering was an ancient manor and liberty whose former area now forms part of and gives its name to the London Borough of Havering Ongar was an ancient hundred in the west of the county of Essex, England. [4] The River Lee formed the western boundary with the Tower division of the Ossulstone hundred of Middlesex. The River Lee or River Lea in England originates in Leagrave Park, Leagrave, Luton in the Chiltern Hills and flows generally southeast The Tower Division was a liberty, a historical form of local government in the ancient county of Middlesex, England. Ossulstone was an ancient hundred in the south east of the county of Middlesex, England. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The River Roding runs roughly north to south through the area. The River Roding is a River in England that rises near Dunmow, flows through Essex and forms Barking Creek as it reaches the River Thames
In 1831, the hundred occupied 35,950 acres (145. 5 km²). [6] In 1840 the hundred was included in the Metropolitan Police District by the Metropolitan Police Act 1839. The Metropolitan Police District (MPD is the area policed by London 's Metropolitan Police Service. The Metropolitan Police Act 1839 (2&3 Vict c.47 was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The population of the hundred in 1851 was 46,777 and in 1861, 73,023. [1] In 1887 the area is recorded as 37,705 acres (152. 59 km²) and the population as 221,217. [7]
Replacement
The hundreds of England declined in administrative use because of the rise of various ad-hoc boards. By 1894 they were effectively replaced by a system of uniform local government districts, which were consolidated over time and finally replaced in 1965 by the London boroughs which are still in use today. The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs.
| Parish | District | Today |
|---|---|---|
| Barking | Barking Town Urban District | Barking and Dagenham |
| Dagenham | Romford Rural District | Barking and Dagenham |
| East Ham | East Ham Urban District | Newham |
| Ilford | Ilford Urban District | Redbridge |
| Leyton | Leyton Urban District | Waltham Forest |
| Little Ilford | East Ham Urban District | Newham |
| Walthamstow | Walthamstow Urban District | Waltham Forest |
| Wanstead | Wanstead Urban District | Redbridge |
| West Ham | County Borough of West Ham | Newham |
References
- ^ a b John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, (1870-72)
- ^ a b c Mills, A. Barking is a suburban town in east London, England and the main district of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Barking was a local government district in south west Essex, England from 1894 to 1965 Dagenham is a suburban town in east London, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, situated east of Charing Cross. Romford Rural District was a local government district in south west Essex, England from 1894 to 1934 East Ham is a place in the London Borough of Newham. It is a built-up district located 8 miles (12 East Ham was a local government district in the far south west of Essex from 1878 to 1965 Ilford is a district of the London Borough of Redbridge. It is a suburban development situated east north-east of Charing Cross and one the major metropolitan centres Ilford was a local government district in south west Essex, England from 1890 to 1965 covering the parish of Ilford. Leyton is an area of East London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Leyton was a local government district in south west Essex from 1894 to 1965 around the town of Leyton. Little Ilford is a district of London, England in the London Borough of Newham and the name of a ward in that borough This article is about a town For the album by East 17 see Walthamstow (album. Walthamstow was a local government district in south west Essex from 1894 to 1965 around the town of Walthamstow. Wanstead is a suburban area in the London Borough of Redbridge, East London. Wanstead is a suburban area in the London Borough of Redbridge, East London. West Ham is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England, located east of Charing Cross. West Ham was a local government district in the extreme south west of Essex from 1886 to 1965 forming part of the built-up area of London, although outside the The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales is a substantial topographical Dictionary first published between 1870 and 1872 edited by the Reverend , Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names, (2001)
- ^ a b The hundred of Becontree: Introduction', A History of the County of Essex: Volume 5 (1966). Date accessed: 11 January 2008.
- ^ a b c British History Online - Map of Becontree Hundred, (1973)
- ^ British History Online - The Origin of North Woolwich, (1973)
- ^ Vision of Britain - Becontree hundred - area (historic map)
- ^ John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles, (1887)
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