London overspill
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London overspill is the term given to the communities created - largely consisting of council houses - as a result of the policy of moving residents out of London, England into other towns.
The policy was started after World War II as a reaction to the housing shortages caused by enemy bombing and existed until the late 1960s reinforced by a widespread dislike of ribbon development. Started by the London County Council the task was completed by its successor, the Greater London Council. Also in the 1960s the Location of Offices Bureau dispersed office workers away from the capital.
As well as New Towns other places, such as Aylesbury, Basingstoke, Banbury, Northampton and Haverhill were designated to receive the capital's homeless. In certain places, where the incomers did not easily blend in with the local residents, the term could be used in a derogatory way.
Currently the Thames Gateway scheme is being promoted along similar lines.
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