Epping and Ongar Rural District explained

Epping and Ongar
Start:1955
End:1974

Epping and Ongar Rural District was a rural district in the county of Essex, England from 1955 to 1974.[1]

Creation

It was created in 1955 by the merger of the disbanded Ongar Rural District and most of the disbanded Epping Rural District, except the civil parishes of Great Parndon, Harlow, Latton, Little Parndon and Netteswell, which were largely transferred to the newly created Harlow Urban District reflecting its new town status. The Epping and Ongar administration was based in Epping.

List of parishes

ParishBefore 1955 († or other)After 1974 († or other)
Ongar Rural District Epping Forest
Ongar Rural District Brentwood
Ongar Rural District Epping Forest
Ongar Rural District † Abolished 1965, absorbed by Ongar
Ongar Rural District Brentwood
Epping Rural District Epping Forest
Ongar Rural District Epping Forest
Ongar Rural District † Abolished 1965, absorbed by Ongar
Ongar Rural District Epping Forest
Ongar Rural District Epping Forest
Ongar Rural District Brentwood
Ongar Rural District Epping Forest
Ongar Rural District Epping Forest
Epping Rural District Epping Forest
Epping Rural District Epping Forest
Ongar Rural District Epping Forest
Ongar Rural District Brentwood
Epping Rural District Epping Forest
Epping Rural District Epping Forest
Ongar Rural District † Abolished 1968, absorbed by High Ongar
† Created 1965 Epping Forest
Epping Rural District Epping Forest
Epping Rural District Epping Forest
Ongar Rural District † Abolished 1965, absorbed by Ongar
Ongar Rural District Epping Forest
Ongar Rural District Epping Forest
Ongar Rural District Epping Forest
Ongar Rural District Brentwood
Epping Rural District Epping Forest
Epping Rural District Epping Forest
Ongar Rural District Epping Forest
Ongar Rural District Epping Forest

Abolition

At the time of its dissolution it consisted of 29 civil parishes. Since 1 April 1974 it has formed part of the District of Epping Forest, except for the civil parishes of Blackmore, Doddinghurst, Kelvedon Hatch, Navestock and Stondon Massey, which became part of the Borough of Brentwood.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census tables with data for the Local Government District . A Vision of Britain through Time . 3 March 2024.