Originally under the umbrella of Essex, it all changed 60 years ago when on 1 April 1965 the local government map of London ...

The London Government Act 1963 saw the creation of 32 London boroughs, meaning some previous Essex towns became part of east London.

The London Government Act 1963 saw the creation of 32 London boroughs, meaning some previous Essex towns became part of east London.

Ahead of the 60th birthday of Brent, Bexley, Barking, Barnet and all the boroughs that don't begin with the letter B, we look back at how modern London was born. Once the boundaries were settled, via ...

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A man has been hospitalised after a stabbing near a fire station on the Essex border. Emergency services rushed to Church ...

A good barometer of an area’s desirability is how long it takes properties up for sale or to rent to go under offer — the so-called Under Offer Index. While this doesn’t mean the deal is necessarily ...

Ever heard of the London borough of New River ... within the boundary of greater London were Chigwell and Hornchurch in Essex; Esher, Walton and Weybridge in Surrey, and Watford, Elstree and ...

No 'and' boroughs Once the boundaries were settled ... that could have been within the boundary of greater London were Chigwell in Essex; Esher, Walton and Weybridge in Surrey, and Watford ...

Ever heard of the London borough of New River? It doesn't exist ... that could have been within the boundary of greater London were Chigwell and Hornchurch in Essex; Esher, Walton and Weybridge in ...

An Essex MP has called for his borough to "embrace centuries old Essex roots" and fears his borough on the county's border could get "swallowed up" by inner London. The UK Government is in the process ...