- Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith
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Hammersmith Motto: Spectemur Agendo (Let us be judged by our acts)
Hammersmith within the County of LondonGeography Status Metropolitan borough HQ Town Hall, King Street History Created 1900 Abolished 1965 Succeeded by London Borough of Hammersmith Politics Governance Hammersmith Borough Council
Coat of arms of the borough councilThe Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith was, between 1900 and 1965, a Metropolitan borough of the County of London. It included Hammersmith, Wormwood Scrubs, Old Oak Common and Shepherd's Bush.
It was merged with the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham to form the London Borough of Hammersmith (later renamed Hammersmith and Fulham). The new London borough retained Hammersmith's motto of Spectemur Agendo (Let us be judged by our acts).
Population and area
The borough covered 2,286 acres (9.3 km2). The population in each census was:
Year[1] 1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 Population 5,600 7,393 8,809 10,222 13,453 17,760 24,519 42,691 71,939 97,239 112,239 References
- ^ Statistical Abstract for London, 1901 (Vol. IV)
Local government districts abolished or transferred by the London Government Act 1963 London · CC Battersea · Bermondsey · Bethnal Green · Camberwell · Chelsea · Deptford · Finsbury · Fulham · Greenwich · Hackney · Hammersmith · Hampstead · Holborn · Islington · Kensington · Lambeth · Lewisham · Paddington · Poplar · Shoreditch · Southwark · St. Marylebone · St. Pancras · Stepney · Stoke Newington · Wandsworth · Westminster · Woolwich
Constituent parts of Greater LondonEssex Barking · Chigwell (part) · Chingford · Dagenham · East Ham · Hornchurch · Ilford · Leyton · Romford · Walthamstow · Wanstead and Woodford · West Ham
Hertfordshire Middlesex · CC Acton · Brentford and Chiswick · Ealing · Edmonton · Enfield · Feltham · Finchley · Friern Barnet · Harrow · Hayes and Harlington · Hendon · Heston and Isleworth · Hornsey · Ruislip-Northwood · Southall · Southgate · Tottenham · Twickenham · Uxbridge · Wembley · Willesden · Wood Green · Yiewsley and West Drayton
Kent Surrey Transfers Coordinates: 51°29′29″N 0°14′03″W / 51.4915°N 0.2341°W
Categories:- Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London
- History of Hammersmith and Fulham
- 1900 establishments in the United Kingdom
- 1965 disestablishments
- London geography stubs
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