County Borough of Southend on Sea
Southend-on-Sea Southend (1866–1893) | |
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Area | |
• 1961 | 10,285 acres (41.6 km2) |
Population | |
• 1961 | 165,093 |
History | |
• Created | 1866 |
Status | Civil parish (1913–1974) County borough (1914–1974) |
Government | Southend Local Board (1866–1892) Southend Corporation (1892–1974) non-metropolitan district (1974-present) |
• Motto | Per Mare Per Ecclesiam (By Sea, By Church) |
Coat of arms granted in 1915 | |
Southend-on-Sea is a local government district around the seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. Its origin was a local board formed for the parish of St John the Baptist, which had been split off from Prittlewell for ecclesiastical purposes in 1842. It was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1892. In 1889, when Essex County Council was formed, Southend-on-Sea was within the administrative county of Essex. However, through expansion in area and population by 1914 it was split off from the administrative county as a county borough. The local authority was Southend Local Board from 1886 and Southend Corporation from 1892. The corporation changed the name of the town from Southend to Southend-on-Sea in 1893. In 1974 the county borough was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan district with the same boundaries and some powers were transferred to Essex County Council. On 1 April it became a unitary authority area thus independent of Essex County Council again[1] but still in the ceremonial county of Essex.[2]
Governance
Southend adopted the
On 14 December 1995 Leigh on Sea became a civil parish.[6] The rest of the district remains unparished.
In March 2022 the district was granted city status.
Expansion
The local government district originally consisted of the South End of the parish of Prittlewell. This became a separate parish of St John the Baptist for ecclesiastical purposes in 1842. In 1877 the local government district was expanded to include all of the parish of Prittlewell, including the settlements of Westcliff and Chalkwell.
The parish of Southchurch was absorbed by the borough of Southend-on-Sea on 1 November 1897.[7]
In 1913 the borough was expanded by gaining the former area of
In 1933 the borough was expanded by gaining territory of
Transport
Using the powers secured in 1875, the local board took over Southend Pier. The borough had tram, trolleybus and bus undertakings that were operated by Southend Corporation Transport.
Replacement
On 1 April 1969 the separate borough police force was reincorporated into the Essex police as the
Coat of arms
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References
- ^ "The Essex (Boroughs of Colchester, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and District of Tendring) (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Lieutenancies Act 1997". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ The Southend Local Board Act, 1875
- ^ Ian Yearsley, (2016), Southend in 50 Buildings
- ^ "The borough forces" (PDF). Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Southend on Sea Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Essex Archives Online - Catalogue: D/BC 1/4/12/1005".
- ^ "Rochford RD". Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Southend on Sea CP". Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ Thamesside county urged to tackle river problems. The Times. 19 January 1972.
- ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "East of England Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 9 March 2021.