Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith
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| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Admin. HQ: | Town Hall, King Street |
| Created: | 1900 |
| Abolished: | 1965 |
| Successor: | London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham |
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The Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith was, between 1900 and 1965, a metropolitan borough of the County of London. It was merged with the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham to form the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
It included Hammersmith, Wormwood Scrubs, Old Oak Common, and Shepherd's Bush.
[edit] Population and area
The borough covered 2,286 acres. The population in each census was: [1]
- 1801: 5,600
- 1811: 7,393
- 1821: 8,809
- 1831: 10,222
- 1841: 13,453
- 1851: 17,760
- 1861: 24,519
- 1871: 42,691
- 1881: 71,939
- 1891: 97,239
- 1901: 112,239
[edit] References
- ^ Statistical Abstract for London, 1901 (Vol. IV).
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