Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam
Sutton and Cheam (Sutton from 1882 to 1928) | |
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Area | |
• 1891 | 1,836 acres (7.43 km2) |
• 1931 | 3,744 acres (15.15 km2) |
• 1961 | 4,338 acres (17.56 km2) |
Population | |
• 1891 | 10,334 |
• 1931 | 46,500 |
• 1961 | 79,008 |
Density | |
• 1891 | 5.6/acre |
• 1931 | 12.4/acre |
• 1961 | 18.2/acre |
History | |
• Origin | Sutton parish |
• Created | 1882 |
• Abolished | 1965 |
• Succeeded by | London Borough of Sutton |
Status | civil parish (1949—1965) |
Government | |
• Motto | Serve God and Be Cheerful |
Coat of arms | |
Subdivisions | |
• Type | Civil parish |
• Units | Sutton (1882—1949) Cheam (1928—1949) |
Sutton and Cheam was a local government district in northeast Surrey, England from 1882 to 1965.
History
Sutton Local Government District was formed on 20 December 1882, when the
The Local Government Act 1894 reconstituted the district as Sutton Urban District and an urban district council replaced the local board.
In 1928 the Urban District grew to take in the westerly strip parish of Cheam (which was 4% larger) from Epsom Rural District and was thus renamed Sutton and Cheam Urban District.[2] Both occupy and are centred on spring line settlements next to the North Downs. The new body took in an extra 569 acres (2.3 km2) and 1840 people from 1933 when a county review order abolished Epsom Rural District, specifically drawing on parts of Banstead and Cuddington civil parishes.[3] At the same time about 212 versus 235 people's homes moved council by an imposed land exchange with Carshalton Urban District, seeing a net gain of 8 acres; three simultaneous changes moved no homes but saw a net gain of 16 acres.[3] The council successfully petitioned for a charter of incorporation so it became a municipal borough in 1934.[2] Charter Day was celebrated on 12 September 1934 with local festivities, including a quarter peal on the bells of All Saints, Benhilton.[4]
The borough was granted a
In 1965, under the London Government Act 1963, the borough was abolished and its land transferred to Greater London merging with Carshalton Urban District and the Municipal Borough of Beddington and Wallington to form the London Borough of Sutton.
Year | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1939 | 1951 | 1961 |
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Population[6][7] | 10,334 | 13,977 | 17,223 | 21,270 | 21,063 | 46,500 | 73,593 | 80,673 | 79,008 |
References
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex, 1891, p.1503 (Historical Directories), accessed 5 February 2008
- ^ a b Frederic A Youngs Jr., A Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol I: Southern England, London, 1979
- ^ a b "Statistical resource, the University of Portsmouth and others". Vision of Britain. 1 April 1933.
- The Ringing World. 21 September 1934. p. 602.
- ^ C W Scott-Giles, Civic Heraldry of England and Wales, 2nd edition, London, 1953
- ^ "Sutton AP/CP through time | Population Statistics | Total Population". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Sutton and Cheam MB/UD through time | Population Statistics | Total Population". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2020.