Editing Mottingham (section)

=== Local government ===
Mottingham was originally a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in [[Eltham, London|Eltham]] parish, in the [[Blackheath, Kent (hundred)|Blackheath]] hundred of Kent. In 1840 it was included in the [[Metropolitan Police District]] by the [[Metropolitan Police Act 1839]]. In 1866, the same year the station was opened, Mottingham was separated from Eltham as a distinct civil parish.<ref name=hidden/><ref name=vision_parish>Vision of Britain - [http://vision.edina.ac.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10223143&c_id=10001043 Mottingham CP]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ([http://vision.edina.ac.uk/bound_map_page.jsp?first=true&u_id=10223143&c_id=10001043 historic map]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }})</ref> In 1881, the parish had a population of 779 and covered an area of {{convert|642|acre|ha|abbr=off}}.

When the [[County of London]] was created in 1889, Mottingham was excluded from the new county and formed a protrusion of Kent, bordering London to the west, north and east. From 1894 to 1934, it formed a 'detached part' of [[Bromley Rural District]] and had its own [[Parish councils in England|parish council]].<ref name=vision_rural>Vision of Britain - [http://vision.edina.ac.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10135485 Bromley RD]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ([http://vision.edina.ac.uk/bound_map_page.jsp?first=true&u_id=10135485&c_id=10001043 historic map]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }})</ref> In 1931, the parish had a population of 2,120. In 1934, the rural district and the Mottingham civil parish were abolished and the area was transferred to [[Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District]].<ref name=vision_urban>Vision of Britain - [http://vision.edina.ac.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10193291&c_id=10001043 Chislehurst and Sidcup UD]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ([http://vision.edina.ac.uk/bound_map_page.jsp?first=true&u_id=10193291&c_id=10001043 historic map]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }})</ref> In 1965, the urban district was abolished and the area was transferred from Kent to [[Greater London]], to form part of the London Borough of Bromley. The boundary between Bromley and Greenwich,<ref name=opsi_greenwich>Office of Public Sector Information - [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1225/contents/made Bromley and Greenwich (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993]</ref> and between Bromley and Lewisham,<ref name=opsi_lewisham>Office of Public Sector Information - [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1261/contents/made Bromley and Lewisham (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993]</ref> around Mottingham was adjusted in 1994. Most of Mottingham is contained within the Mottingham and Chislehurst North ward of Bromley constituency, but the area around Mottingham Station is in the Coldharbour and New Eltham ward of Eltham constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/instant-atlas/ward-atlas-2014/atlas.html|title=Ward Atlas (2014)|website=londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com}}</ref>