Hornchurch Urban District

Hornchurch
Urban district
Langtons House was used as the council offices from 1929.
Hornchurch within Essex in 1961
Area
• 1931	6,783 acres (27.4 km2)
• 1961	19,768 acres (80.0 km2)
• Coordinates	51°33′58″N 0°13′01″E / 51.566°N 0.217°E / 51.566; 0.217
Area transferred
• 1934	All of Rainham and Wennington and parts of Cranham, Great Warley and Upminster from Romford Rural District
• 1936	Part of North Ockendon from Orsett Rural District
Population
• 1931	28,417
• 1961	131,014
Density
• 1931	4/acre
• 1961	6.6/acre
History
• Origin	Hornchurch civil parish
• Created	1926
• Abolished	1965
• Succeeded by	London Borough of Havering
Status	Urban district
Government	Hornchurch Urban District Council
• HQ	Langtons House, Hornchurch
• Motto	A good name endureth
Coat of arms of Hornchurch Urban District Council
Today part of	London Borough of Havering

Hornchurch was a local government district in southwest Essex from 1926 to 1965, formed as an urban district for the civil parish of Hornchurch. It was greatly expanded in 1934 with the addition of Cranham, Great Warley, Rainham, Upminster and Wennington; and in 1936 by gaining North Ockendon. Hornchurch Urban District Council was based at Langtons House in Hornchurch from 1929. The district formed a suburb of London and with a population peaking at 131,014 in 1961, it was one of the largest districts of its type in England. It now forms the greater part of the London Borough of Havering in Greater London.