Hornchurch Urban District

Hornchurch Urban District

Hornchurch was a local government district in south west Essex, England from 1926 to 1965. The urban district council was based at Langtons House. The district formed a suburb of London and was expanded in 1934. It now forms the greater part of the London Borough of Havering in Greater London.

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