Penge Urban District
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| Penge | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Urban district |
| 1911 area | 770 acres (3.1 km²) |
| 1961 area | 769 acres (3.1 km²) |
| HQ | Anerley Town Hall |
| History | |
| Origin | Penge parish |
| Created | 1900 |
| Abolished | 1965 |
| Succeeded by | London Borough of Bromley |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1911 population - 1911 density |
22,330 29/acre |
| 1961 population - 1961 density |
25,743 33/acre |
| Politics | |
| Governance | Penge Urban District Council |
Penge was a local government district in north west Kent from 1900 to 1965.[1] It was formed of the civil parish of Penge which included the settlements of Penge, Anerley and part of Crystal Palace. It was part of the London postal district and Metropolitan Police District.
It was created an urban district in 1900 by the London Government Act 1899; which had made provision for the area to either become part of the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell or the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham in the County of London, or to form an urban district in Kent or Surrey.
The historic county boundary between Kent and Surrey cut right through the area[2] and it had previously formed a detached part of the parish of Battersea which was transferred from Surrey to the County of London in 1889.[3]
In 1965 the urban district was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and its former area was transferred to Greater London from Kent, to be was combined with that of other districts to form the present-day London Borough of Bromley.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Vision of Britain - Penge UD (historic map)
- ^ British History Online - Battersea with Penge Hamlet
- ^ Vision of Britain - Battersea CP (historic map)
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