In 1865 the Local Government Act 1858 was adopted by the parish of Acton, and a twelve-member local board of health was formed to govern the area.
The Parish of Acton became an Urban District in 1894. In 1921 this become a municipal borough. 1965 this merged with other districts to become the London Borough of Ealing.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Acton UDC
The Oakley Small Arms Works moved to Acton from Chelsea in 1904, and was situ...
Born Yorkshire. Occupied 69 Meard Street in 1750. Died Dublin.
Radical. Born Stirlingshire, Scotland. Came to London in 1774. 1792 co-founded the London Corresponding Society, a group advocating wider suffrage and parliamentary reform. Presecuted for high ...
London Borough. Formed under the London Government Act of 1963 from the municipal boroughs of Bexley and Erith, Crayford Urban District and part of Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District.
Lady District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1893-1932. Commander (Sister) in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
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