Municipal Borough of Hornsey
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| Administration | |
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| Status: | Local board 1867 – 1894 Urban district 1894 – 1903 Municipal borough From 1903 |
| HQ: | Town Hall, Crouch End From 1935 |
| History | |
| Created: | 1867 |
| Abolished: | 1965 |
| Succeeded by: | London Borough of Haringey |
| Area | |
| 1901: | 2,875 acres |
| 1965: | 2,871 acres |
| Population | |
| 1901: | 72,056 |
| 1961: | 97,962 |
Hornsey was a local government district in south east Middlesex from 1867 to 1965.
In 1867 a Local Board was formed for part of the civil parish of Hornsey. The rest of the parish was already under South Hornsey Local Board formed in 1865.
In 1894, under the Local Government Act of that year, Hornsey became an urban district. In 1903 it was incorporated as a municipal borough. The corporation made two unsuccesful attempts to gain county borough status in 1904 and 1915.[1]
The borough's coat of arms, granted in 1904 featured two trees recalling the ancient forest that once covered the area. The manor of Hornsey had at one time been held by the Diocese of London and crossed swords, taken from the Diocese's arms, completed the design. The Latin motto was Fortior quo paratior or The better prepared, the stronger.
In 1965, the municipal borough was abolished and its area was transferred to Greater London under the London Government Act 1963. Hornsey's area was combined with the Municipal Borough of Tottenham and the Municipal Borough of Wood Green to form the present-day London Borough of Haringey.
[edit] References
- ^ Hornsey, including Highgate Local government, Victoria County History of Middlesex (British History Online)
- Local Government Act 1894
- London Government Act 1963
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