Epping Rural District
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| Epping | |
|---|---|
 The district in 1911 | |
| Area | |
| • 1911 | 39,055 acres (158.05 km2) |
| • 1951 | 34,851 acres (141.04 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 12,783 |
| • 1951 | 20,024 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1894 |
| • Abolished | 1955 |
| • Succeeded by | Harlow Urban District Epping and Ongar Rural District |
| Status | Rural district |
| • HQ | Epping |
Epping was, from 1894 to 1955, a rural district in the administrative county of Essex, England.[1][2]
The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 as successor to the Epping Rural Sanitary District. The rural district was governed by a directly elected rural district council (RDC), which replaced the rural sanitary authority that had comprised the poor law guardians for the area. The council's headquarters were in the town of Epping.
Over its existence, the rural district lost territory to new urban districts. In 1896 Epping became a separate urban district, although Epping RDC continued to be based in the town. Loughton and Chigwell were constituted urban districts in 1900 and 1933 respectively.[1]