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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.

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