▁is ▁on ▁the ▁boundary ▁of ▁the ▁unit ary ▁authority ▁of ▁Sl ough , ▁its ▁post ▁town . ▁ ▁W ex ham ▁Park ▁Hospital ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁hospital ▁on ▁the ▁parish ▁border ▁and ▁Burn ham ▁Be ech es , ▁a ▁forest ▁takes ▁in ▁small ▁parts ▁of ▁its ▁northern ▁land . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁parish ▁originally ▁covered ▁a ▁relatively ▁small ▁ ▁( 1 . 2   square ▁miles ) ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁cens uses . ▁It ▁was ▁almost ▁double d ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁by ▁taking ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁about ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁dissol ved ▁Lang ley ▁Mar ish ▁parish , ▁a ▁very ▁long ▁strip ▁parish ▁part ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁taken ▁in ▁by ▁G err ards ▁Cross ▁almost ▁four ▁miles ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁ ▁W ex ham ▁civil ▁parish ▁was ▁divided ▁under ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁with ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁becoming ▁part ▁of ▁Sl ough ▁and ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁becoming ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁district . ▁The ▁northern ▁part ▁now ▁constit utes ▁the ▁civil ▁parish ▁of ▁W ex ham , ▁with ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁having ▁been ▁a ▁parish ▁called ▁W ex ham ▁Court . ▁W ex ham ▁Court ▁was ▁abol ished ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁W ex ham ▁Court ▁had ▁a ▁parish ▁council ▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁members . ▁It ▁and ▁some ▁additional ▁un par ished ▁territory ▁formed ▁the