On 21 Jul 2003 14:40:31 GMT Robin May wrote:
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} While this subject is being discussed, is Newham and in particular the

Indubitably.

Although the name "Newham" was a bit of artistic license on the part of
some re-organisers warped imagination.

} Plaistow, West Ham and Canning Town area a "proper" part of London?

Plaistow and West Ham were villages that became encompased in the London
connurbation.

Canning Town was the result of development that arose after the building
of the Barking Bridge (1810). The docks on the Thames and the Lee with
access to the Hertford Union Canal, Regents Canal and Lee Navigation
were built 1840 - 1850 and were a continuation of the spread of docks
downstream from the Pool of London.

So yes. They're part of London's urban develoment. And have been part
of London's administration since... Memory fails here but it was under
the LCC so 1889 or 1904 are likely dates prior to whenever they were
"Essex", the county reaching the eastern edge of the City.

Matthew
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