Metropolitan Borough of Stepney
Stepney | |
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The former Stepney Town Hall in Cable Street | |
Stepney within the County of London | |
Area | |
• 1911/1931 | 1,766 acres (7.15 km2) |
• 1961 | 1,771 acres (7.17 km2) |
Population | |
• 1911 | 279,804 |
• 1931 | 225,238 |
• 1961 | 92,000 |
Density | |
• 1911 | 158/acre |
• 1931 | 127/acre |
• 1961 | 52/acre |
History | |
• Created | 1900 |
• Abolished | 1965 |
• Succeeded by | London Borough of Tower Hamlets |
Status | Civil parish (1927—1965) |
Government | Stepney Borough Council |
• HQ | Cheviot House, 227-233 Commercial Road & Stepney Town Hall |
• Motto | A Magnis Ad Maiora (From great things to greater) |
Coat of arms of the borough council | |
Map of borough boundary |
The Metropolitan Borough of Stepney was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London created in 1900. In 1965 it became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Formation and boundaries
The borough was formed from thirteen
In 1901 Tower of London was merged with St Botolph without Aldgate.[1] In 1921 Ratcliff, St John of Wapping and St Paul Shadwell were merged with St Anne Limehouse; and Christchurch Spitalfields, Liberty of Norton Folgate, Mile End New Town, Old Artillery Ground and St Botolph without Aldgate were merged with St Mary Whitechapel.[2][3] In 1927 the remaining four civil parishes were combined into a single civil parish called Stepney, which was conterminous with the metropolitan borough.[4]
Previous to the borough's formation it had been administered by four separate local bodies: Limehouse Board of Works, Whitechapel Board of Works, Old Town Vestry and St George in the East Vestry.
The area maps roughly to the London postcode
The road sign in front of Mile End tube station and a street sign on Leman Street in Aldgate still have the wording "Borough of Stepney" just visible on them.
Borough seal and coat of arms
On the formation of the metropolitan borough the corporation adopted a seal depicting the patron saints of the parishes that made up the borough. These were
In 1931 the seal was replaced by an official
Population and area
The area of the borough was 1,766 acres (7.1 km2). The populations recorded in National Censuses were:
Constituent parishes 1801-1899
Year[5] | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
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Population | 113,281 | 131,606 | 153,749 | 175,088 | 203,802 | 238,910 | 257,497 | 275,467 | 282,676 | 285,225 |
Metropolitan Borough 1900-1961
Year[6] | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1941 | 1951 | 1961 |
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Population | 298,600 | 279,804 | 249,657 | 225,238 | [7] | 98,858 | 92,000 |
Politics
The borough was divided into nineteen wards for elections: Centre, Limehouse North, Limehouse South, Mile End New Town, North East, North, Ratcliffe, Shadwell, South East, South, Spitalfields East, Spitalfields West, St George in the East North, St George in the East South, The Tower, West, Whitechapel East, Whitechapel Middle and Whitechapel South.[8][9]
Borough council
Parliament constituency
For elections to Parliament, the borough was divided into five constituencies:
- Tower Hamlets, Limehouse division
- Tower Hamlets, Mile End division
- Tower Hamlets, St George division
- Tower Hamlets, Stepney division
- Tower Hamlets, Whitechapel division
In 1918 the borough's representation was reduced to three seats:
In 1950 the borough's representation was reduced to one seat:
See also
References
- ^ GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Tower of London CP/ExP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10164539 Date accessed: 19 February 2015
- ^ GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Whitechapel CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10071306 Date accessed: 19 February 2015
- ^ GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Limehouse CP/ExP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10020566 Date accessed: 19 February 2015
- ^ GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Stepney CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10235431 Date accessed: 19 February 2015
- ^ Statistical Abstract for London, 1901 (Vol. IV).
- ^ Stepney MetB: Census Tables at Vision of Britain accessed on 14 Dec 2006
- ^ The census was suspended for World War II
- ^ Post Office London County Suburbs Directory, 1919. 1919. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ Ordnance Survey 'County Series 3rd Edition' Map of London (1912-14) at 1:2500 scale. Accessed at https://www.old-maps.co.uk/
Further reading
- Robert Donald, ed. (1907). "London: Stepney". Municipal Year Book of the United Kingdom for 1907. London: Edward Lloyd.
- Youngs, F. A., Guide to Local Administrative Units of England, Vol. 1, Southern England, London, 1979