Municipal Borough of Erith facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Erith
Motto: LABOUR OVERCOMES ALL THINGS
Erith Town Hall
Geography
Status	Local Government District (1876-1894) Urban district (1894 - 1938) Municipal borough (after 1938)
HQ	Erith
History
Created	1876
Abolished	1965
Succeeded by	London Borough of Bexley

Erith was a local government district in north west Kent from 1876 to 1965 around the town of Erith. It also included the generally suburban areas of Northumberland Heath, Belvedere, and parts of Barnehurst, Bexleyheath, Crayford and the SE2 London Postal District of Abbey Wood.

History

The district was formed when the Local Government Act 1858 was adopted by the parish of Erith, and a Local Board was formed to govern the town. Under the Local Government Act 1894 it became an urban district. It moved to purpose-built offices at Erith Town Hall on 2 June 1932.

The district ran its own tram services as Erith Urban District Council Tramways until they became the responsibility of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933. In 1938 it gained the status of municipal borough.

In 1965 it was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and its former area transferred to Greater London from the administrative county of Kent. Its former area was combined with that of other districts to form the present-day London Borough of Bexley.