History
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Chigwell Urban District, Epping Urban District and Waltham Holy Cross Urban District, along with most of Epping and Ongar Rural District. Since then there have been some changes to the Greater London boundary:
- In 1994, 279 acres (1.13 km2), which now form Enfield Island Village, were transferred to the London Borough of Enfield
- In 1995 a small area around Grange Hill and Roding Valley stations was transferred to the London Borough of Redbridge.
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