| Benfleet | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Urban district |
| 1931 area | 6,356 acres (25. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area 72 km²) |
| 1961 area | 6,372 acres (25. 79 km²) |
| HQ | Thundersley |
| History | |
| Created | 1929 |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Succeeded by | Castle Point |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1921 population | 6,136 (equivalent area) |
| 1971 population | 48,045 |
Benfleet Urban District was an urban district in the county of Essex, England. Thundersley is a town in the north west of the Castle Point Borough in south east Essex, England about 35 miles east of London. History The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the Benfleet Urban District and the Canvey Island Urban District. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area 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 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. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Hadleigh is a Town in southeast Essex, England, on the A13 between Benfleet and Leigh-on-Sea with a population of South Benfleet is a town in the Castle Point district of Essex, 30 miles east of London. Thundersley is a town in the north west of the Castle Point Borough in south east Essex, England about 35 miles east of London. Rochford Rural District was a Rural district with an area of 146
Since 1 April 1974 it has formed part of the Borough of Castle Point. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. History The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the Benfleet Urban District and the Canvey Island Urban District.