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to include adjoining districts with a population of 50,000 or more: the primary aim of incorporation was to prevent the inclusion of West Ham in an enlarged London municipality. This initial application was unsuccessful. However, encouraged by the 1883 incorporation of
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Victorian terraced housing interspersed with higher density post-war social housing. Since its urbanisation the area has always been one of the poorest in London.
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614:. The disbandment occurred as the British Army was so short of manpower that it could no longer maintain as many units, the surviving members of the West Ham battalion were re-assigned to other units to bring them up to strength.
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Borough of East Ham to the east, the municipal boroughs of Wanstead and Woodford and Leyton to the north, and the metropolitan boroughs of Poplar to the west with the
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stadium, operated between 1928 and 1972, with a capacity of 120,000. The street names of housing developed on the site of the former stadium pay homage to the speedway greats associated with West Ham, including
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to make the once desolate parish of West Ham a manufacturing and commercial centre of the first importance and to bring upon it a teeming and an industrious population."
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896:reviewed the local government arrangements of the
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1187:, former Scotland Yard detective chief inspector
1727:"The Newham story, Coat of Arms (3) – West Ham"
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646:In the 1970s and 1980s, the area suffered from
1701:"John Meeson, first Mayor of West Ham, 1886-7"
1310:, suffragette and West Ham's first woman Mayor
889:privileges attached to county borough status.
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434:Factory centre of the south of England
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1845:Nicholas, Michael (26 January 2016).
1526:Boniface, Susie (18 September 2010).
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1267:undisputed world heavyweight champion
1859:from the original on 8 November 2020
1800:from the original on 9 December 2019
900:and in 1965, under the terms of the
828:The coat of arms was granted by the
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1078:West Ham United F.C. played at the
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1683:"The Incorporation Of West Ham".
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1474:"The Incorporation of West Ham".
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1274:, singer, songwriter and musician
1241:, footballer and football manager
1211:, footballer and football manager
1181:, footballer and football manager
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786:Local government – County Borough
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1328:, composer and keyboardist
906:County Borough of East Ham
902:London Government Act 1963
898:Greater London Conurbation
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594:Essex Regiment Cap Badge
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392:London Borough of Newham
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1968:Central activities zone
1847:"Frank Bailey obituary"
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1124:Kings Cross Steelers
1060:West Ham United F.C.
681:Stratford-Langthorne
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604:6th Infantry Brigade
405:, was originally an
307:London Assembly
297:West Ham and Beckton
199:Sovereign state
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3087:: TV series, novel)
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513:Siege of Colchester
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2483:Hayes (Hillingdon)
2238:Holloway Nags Head
1885:on 2 February 2014
1771:4 May 2009 at the
1669:The London Gazette
1649:The London Gazette
1629:The London Gazette
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1292:, actor, producer.
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1296:Mark Noble
1209:Ted Fenton
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