Metropolitan boroughs of London

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The Metropolitan boroughs of London were former local government districts within the County of London that existed from the early 20th century until they were reorganized into London boroughs in the 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former local government district
subdivision of County of London
appliesToJurisdiction County of London
country United Kingdom
dissolvedBy London Government Act 1963
endTime 1965
followedBy Greater London local government structure
governmentType borough council
hasCapital London (county seat)
hasLegalBasis London Government Act 1899
hasNumberOfConstituentUnits 28
hasPart Metropolitan Borough of Battersea
Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey
Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green
Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell
Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea
Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury
Metropolitan Borough of Fulham
Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich
Metropolitan Borough of Hackney
Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith
Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead
Metropolitan Borough of Holborn
Metropolitan Borough of Islington
Metropolitan Borough of Kensington
Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth
Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham
Metropolitan Borough of Paddington
Metropolitan Borough of Poplar
Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch
Metropolitan Borough of Southwark
Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone
Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras
Metropolitan Borough of Stepney
Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington
Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth
Metropolitan Borough of Westminster
linked to: City of Westminster

Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich
hasPredecessor parishes and districts of the Metropolis Management Act 1855
locatedIn County of London
England
London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
partOf London Government Act 1899 local government system
reorganizedInto 32 London boroughs and the City of London
replaced earlier vestries and district boards of works
replacedBy London boroughs
linked to: London Boroughs
significantEvent creation of Greater London in 1965
startTime 1900
subdivisionOf County of London
usedFor local government
usedUntil 1 April 1965

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Referenced by (4)

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London Boroughs replaced Metropolitan boroughs of London
Mitcham category Districts of London
linked to: Metropolitan boroughs of London
Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch category Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London
linked to: Metropolitan boroughs of London
Herbert Commission recommendedAbolitionOf Metropolitan Boroughs of London
linked to: Metropolitan boroughs of London