London

County of London shown within England
Administration
Status:	administrative county ceremonial county
HQ:	County Hall, Lambeth
Arms of London County Council
History
Created:	1889
Abolished:	1965
Succeeded by:	Greater London
Area
1911:	74,816 acres
1961:	74,903 acres
Population
1901:	4,536,267
1961:	3,200,484

The County of London was an administrative county and ceremonial county of England from 1889 to 1965. It bordered Middlesex to the north and west, Essex to the north-east, Kent to the south-east and Surrey to the south. Image File history File links EnglandLondon1890. ... An administrative county is an administrative area in the British Isles. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... County Hall County Hall is a building in Lambeth, London, that was the headquarters of London County Council and later the Greater London Council (GLC). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... coat of Arms of Kent For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Not to be confused with Surry. ...

It was created as part of the general introduction of county councils and was governed by the London County Council. It did not cover all of today's Greater London, but only the central part. It covered the same area that the Metropolitan Board of Works (which had run London's roads, bridges, etc) had covered, specifically parts of Middlesex, Surrey and Kent - corresponding to today's London Boroughs of Camden, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth and Westminster. In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ... London County Council emblem is still seen today on buildings, especially housing, from that era London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London from 1889 until 1965, when it was replaced by the Greater London Council. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW) was the principal instrument of London-wide government from 1855 until the establishment of the London County Council in 1889. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... Not to be confused with Surry. ... coat of Arms of Kent For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ... The London Borough of Camden is an inner-London borough created in 1965 to replace the metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, St Pancras. ... The London Borough of Greenwich is a London borough in southeast London, England. ... Hackney Town Hall was built in the 1930s for the old Metropolitan Borough. ... The front of Hammersmith and Fulham town hall is a mixture of styles, with a modern block bolted on to, and obscuring, what would have once been an architecturally consistent red-brick portico. ... Arms of Islington London Borough Council Islington Town Hall Islington is a borough of London to the north of the City of London, west of Hackney, east of Camden, and south of Haringey. ... The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (often abbreviated to RBKC) is a London borough in the west side of central London. ... The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Inner London. ... The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in south east London, England and forms part of Inner London. ... The London Borough of Southwark is a London borough in London, England. ... The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames in East London. ... The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in South West London, England and forms part of Inner London. ... The City of Westminster is a London borough with city status, situated to the west of the City of London and north of the River Thames. ...

In addition to being an administrative county with a county council, the Act also provided that "such portion of the administrative county of London as forms part of the counties of Middlesex, Surrey, and Kent, shall [...] be severed from those counties, and form a separate county for all non-administrative purposes by the name of the county of London". In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ...

The County of London (in red), super imposed upon today's Greater London area, to show the difference in size with post-1965 Borough boundaries

The county was abolished in 1965 and was replaced by the much larger Greater London, which took in nearly all of Middlesex, along with areas previously in Surrey, Kent, Essex and Hertfordshire. File links The following pages link to this file: Inner London Education Authority County of London Inner London Categories: NowCommons | GFDL images ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Not to be confused with Surry. ... coat of Arms of Kent For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ...

The area of the old County of London is now sometimes known as Inner London. Since the Greater London Council was not an education authority, but London County Council had been, an Inner London Education Authority was constituted to continue this role for the area of the old County of London, and this continued until 1990. Inner London is the name for the group of London boroughs which form the central part of Greater London and are surrounded by Outer London. ... Arms of the Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. ... The Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) was the education authority for the 12 inner London boroughs, from 1965 until its abolition in 1990. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ...

Metropolitan boroughs

In 1900, eleven years after its foundation, the London Government Act divided the County of London into 28 metropolitan boroughs. These replaced the ancient parish vestries and district boards as the second tier of local government. When the County of London was abolished in 1965 these metropolitan boroughs were merged to form 12 London boroughs. Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... The London Government Act 1899 (62 & 63 Vict. ... A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... A vestry is a room within or attached to a church which is used to store vestments and other items used in worship. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ...

City of London (not a metropolitan borough)
Westminster Holborn Finsbury Shoreditch Bethnal Green Stepney Bermondsey Southwark Camberwell Deptford Lewisham Woolwich Greenwich Poplar	Hackney Stoke Newington Islington St Pancras Hampstead St Marylebone Paddington Kensington Hammersmith Fulham Wandsworth Lambeth Battersea Chelsea

The City of London is a geographically-small city within Greater London, England. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Arms of The Metropolitan Borough of Westminster The Metropolitan Borough of Westminster was a metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1899 to 1965. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Holborn was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1899 and 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras and the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead to form the London Borough of Camden. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury was a metropolitan borough within the County of London from 1899 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Islington to form the London Borough of Islington. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch was a metropolitan borough of the County of London between 1899 and 1965, when it was merged with others to form the London Borough of Hackney. ... Old Bethnal Green Town Hall. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Stepney was between 1899 and 1965 a metropolitan borough in the County of London. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey was a metropolitan borough in the County of London, created in 1899. ... The Arms of The Metropolitan Borough of Southwark The Metropolitan Borough of Southwark was a metropolitan borough in the County of London, created in 1899, as a merger of the parishes of St Saviour, St Mary Newington, St George the Martyr and Christ Church. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell was a metropolitan borough in London. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Deptford was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1900 and 1965, when it became part of the London Borough of Lewisham along with the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1899 and 1965, when it became part of the London Borough of Lewisham along with the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich was a metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1899 to 1965. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1899 and 1965. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Poplar was between 1899 and 1965 a metropolitan borough in the County of London. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney was a metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1899 to 1965. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1899 and 1965 when it became part of the London Borough of Hackney. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Islington was a metropolitan borough within the County of London from 1899 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury to form the London Borough of Islington. ... The Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras was a metropolitan borough under London County Council between 1899 and 1965, when it was amalgated with the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead and the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn to form the London Borough of Camden. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead was a metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1899 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras and the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn to form the London Borough of Camden. ... The Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone was a metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1899 until in 1965 it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington and the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster to form the London Borough of Westminster. ... History The Metropolitan Borough of Paddington was a metropolitan borough of the County of London between 1899 and 1965, when it was merged into the London Borough of Westminster. ... Categories: Stub | London Government ... The Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith was, between 1899 and 1965, a metropolitan borough of the County of London. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Fulham was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1899 and 1965, when it was merged with the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith to form the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth was a metropolitan borough under the London County Council, from 1899 to 1965. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth was a metropolitan borough under London County Council from 1899 to 1965. ... Categories: Stub | London Government ... The Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea was a metropolitan borough of the County of London between 1899 and 1965, when it was amalgated with the Metropolitan Borough of Kensington to form the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. ...

External links

• County of London boundary map