Metropolitan Borough of Kensington

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The Metropolitan Borough of Kensington was a former local government district in London that administered the Kensington area before being merged into the modern Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former local government district
metropolitan borough
administeredArea Kensington
capital Kensington
coatOfArms Arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Kensington
contained Earl’s Court
linked to: Earls Court

North Kensington
Notting Hill
South Kensington
country United Kingdom
createdBy London Government Act 1899
dissolvedBy London Government Act 1963
endTime 1965
followed Parish of St Mary Abbots Kensington
governmentType local government district
locatedIn County of London
London
linked to: London, England
locatedInTimeZone British Summer Time
Greenwich Mean Time
mergedInto Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
partOf London County Council area
replacedBy Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
startTime 1900
subdivisionType borough
successor Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
usedFor local administration

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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea createdFrom Metropolitan Borough of Kensington
subject linked to: RBKC
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea createdFrom Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea
subject linked to: RBKC
linked to: Metropolitan Borough of Kensington
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham formedByMergerOf Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith
linked to: Metropolitan Borough of Kensington
Metropolitan boroughs of London hasPart Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea
linked to: Metropolitan Borough of Kensington
Metropolitan boroughs of London hasPart Metropolitan Borough of Kensington