In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described West Ham like this:
West Ham, parl. bor., par., and local government dist., Essex, on N. bank of river Thames, opposite Greenwich, and in E. of London, 4667 ac., pop. 128,953; contains Stratford town and has several industrial establishments in connection with the Victoria Docks; ship-building, silk-printing, brewing, leather-cloth mfr., &c., See STRATFORD. West Ham returns 2 members to Parliament (2 divisions - viz., North and South, 1 member for each division); it was made a parl. bor. in 1885.
West Ham through time
West Ham is now part of Newham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Newham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about West Ham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of West Ham, in Newham and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/173
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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