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Accession Number1983/012
1984/009
1988/025
1993/041
1993/051
2003/050
2011/006
2011/029
2012/002
2015/018
2016/011
2017/017
2019/049
2020/007
2023/036
LevelFonds
TitleRecords of Bexley Borough Council and Predecessor Authorities
Date1880-1975
DescriptionAdministrative records
Extent10,646 items
Access StatusOpen
Administrative HistoryIn 1819 the heath of the village of Bexley was enclosed by special act of Parliament. The main London to Dover road ran across the heath and as the century progressed a new town called Bexleyheath began to develop along its length. The town was still administered by Bexley Parish Vestry, but this arrangement proved unpopular with the people of Bexleyheath. In 1880 a solution was found by the creation of Bexley Local Board of Health, established under the Public Health Act 1875 to act as the sanitary authority for the whole Parish of Bexley. The Local Government Act 1894 created Bexley Urban District Council. This replaced the Local Board and took over the civil powers of the Parish Vestry. In 1902 the neighbouring Parish of East Wickham was absorbed into the Urban District.In 1937 Bexley was granted a royal charter erecting the town into a Borough. The charter provided for a Mayor and Borough Council to take over the functions of the old Urban District Council, it also acquired a greater say in the running of local schools through a joint committee with Kent County Council.Under the terms of the London Government Act 1963 the Borough of Bexley was abolished and from 1 January 1965 the town became part of the London Borough of Bexley.

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DS/UK/75Bexley Borough Council; 1894-1965; Local Authority1894-1965
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