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County of London shown within England
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| Area | |
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| • 1911 | 74,816 acres (302.77 km2) |
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| • 1961 | 74,903 acres (303.12 km2) |
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| Population | |
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| • 1911 | 4,521,685 |
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| • 1961 | 3,200,484 |
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| Density | |
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| • 1911 | 60/acre |
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| • 1961 | 42/acre |
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| History | |
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| • Origin | The Metropolis |
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| • Created | 1889 |
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| • Abolished | 1965 |
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| • Succeeded by | Greater London |
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| Status | Administrative and (smaller) ceremonial county |
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| Government | London County Council |
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| • HQ | County Hall, Lambeth |
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Arms of London County Council
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| Subdivisions | |
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| • Type | Metropolitan boroughs (from 1900) |
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Boroughs numbered 2-29 (1 is the City)
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The County of London was a historic county of England from 1889 to 1965, corresponding much of London. It was created as part of the general introduction of elected county government in England, by way of the Local Government Act 1888.
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History of London |
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| Evolution | |
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| Periods |
- Roman London
- Anglo-Saxon London
- Norman and Medieval London
- Tudor London
- Stuart London
- 18th-century London
- 19th-century London
- 1900–1939
- World War II (The Blitz)
- 1945–2000
- 21st century
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| Government | |
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| Politics |
- Political parties
- Labour
- Conservatives
- Liberal Democrats
- London Green Party
- London independence
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| City of London | |
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| Structures | |
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Local government districts abolished or transferred by the London Government Act 1963 |
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| London |
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
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| Essex |
Barking ·
Chingford ·
Dagenham ·
East Ham ·
Hornchurch ·
Ilford ·
Leyton ·
Romford ·
Walthamstow ·
Wanstead and Woodford ·
West Ham
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| Hertfordshire | |
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| Middlesex |
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
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| Kent |
Beckenham ·
Bexley ·
Bromley ·
Chislehurst and Sidcup ·
Crayford ·
Erith ·
Orpington ·
Penge
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| Surrey |
Barnes ·
Beddington and Wallington ·
Carshalton ·
Coulsdon and Purley ·
Croydon ·
Kingston upon Thames ·
Malden and Coombe ·
Merton and Morden ·
Mitcham ·
Sutton and Cheam ·
Surbiton ·
Richmond ·
Wimbledon
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| Transfers | Middlesex to Hertfordshire: Potters Bar · Middlesex to Surrey: Staines · Sunbury-on-Thames |
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