Benfleet Urban District

Benfleet
Area
  1931 6,356 acres (25.72 km2)
  1961 6,372 acres (25.79 km2)
Population
  1921 6,136 (equivalent area)
  1971 48,045
History
  Created 1929
  Abolished 1974
  Succeeded by Castle Point
Status Urban district
  HQ Thundersley

Benfleet Urban District was an urban district in the county of Essex, England. It was created on 1 October 1929 by the merger of the civil parishes of Hadleigh, South Benfleet and Thundersley, all previously in the Rochford Rural District.

Since 1 April 1974 it has formed part of the Borough of Castle Point.

Coordinates: 51°33′N 0°35′E / 51.55°N 0.59°E / 51.55; 0.59

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