The Metropolitan Police District (MPD) is the area policed by London's Metropolitan Police Service. It currently consists of Greater London, excluding the City of London. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is the name currently used by the territorial police force which is responsible for Greater London other than the City of London (the responsibility of the City of London Police). ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Motto: Domine dirige nos Latin: Lord, guide us Shown within Greater London Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region Greater London Status sui generis, City and Ceremonial County Admin HQ Guildhall Government  - Leadership see text  - Mayor John Stuttard  - MP Mark Field  - London Assembly John Biggs Area  - City  1. ...

History

The Metropolitan Police District was defined in the schedule of the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 as an approximately circular area within a seven-mile (11-km) radius of Charing Cross, which was divided into four districts and 17 police divisions. The Metropolitan Police Act 1829 (10 Geo. ... The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ... A division was until recently the usual term for the largest territorial subdivision of most British police forces, similar to a precinct in American city police departments, and is still used in some forces. ...

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There have been numerous changes to the boundaries of the MPD, and of the divisions therein. The Metropolitan Police Act 1839 recognised that the "boundary is... very irregular" and made it lawful to add any place in the Central Criminal Court District and also "any part of any parish, township, precinct or place" not more than 15 miles (24 km) from Charing Cross. The enlarged district encompassed the metropolitan area and some parts of Essex, Kent, Hertfordshire and Surrey. The 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica notes that it included "those civil parishes [...] of which any part is within twelve miles of, or of which no part is more than fifteen miles from, Charing Cross". The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... The Liberty of Westminster was an independent liberty, locally in the Hundred of Ossulstone, in the county of Middlesex, England. ... The Holborn Division was one of four divisions of the Hundred of Ossulstone, in the county of Middlesex, England. ... The Finsbury Division was one of four divisions of the Hundred of Ossulstone, in the county of Middlesex, England. ... The Tower Division was a liberty in the ancient county of Middlesex. ... The Kensington Division was one of four divisions of the Hundred of Ossulstone, in the county of Middlesex, England. ... , Brentford is a suburb in the London Borough of Hounslow at the confluence of the River Thames and the River Brent in West London, situated approximately 8 miles (12. ... Combined arms of the four Inns of Court The Inns of Court, in London, are the professional associations to one of which every English barrister (and those judges who were formerly barristers) must belong. ... A Liberty was a local government unit in England. ... The Kent coat of arms For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... This article is about the district in London. ... Greenwich is a town, now part of the south-eastern urban sprawl of London, England, on the south bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... Not to be confused with Surry. ... , Bermondsey is an area of south London in the London Borough of Southwark. ... Camberwell is a district of London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark. ... Clapham is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Wandsworth, South London. ... Lambeth is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth. ... Newington is a place in the London Borough of Southwark. ... Putney is a district of south-west London in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... St Olavs, Rotherhithes Norwegian church. ... Streatham is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth in the United Kingdom . ... , Tooting is a suburb in the London Borough of Wandsworth in south London. ... Wandsworth is a town on the south bank of the River Thames in south-west London. ... , An aerial view of the London Bridge area, with the City of London across the river. ... The Liberty of the Clink was an area in Southwark, on the south bank of the River Thames, opposite the City of London. ... New Cross Gate is an area within Lewisham mainly bounded by the SE14 postcode area. ... , An aerial view of the London Bridge area, with the City of London across the river. ... The Metropolitan Police Act 1839 (2&3 Vict. ... Categories: Stub | Legal buildings in London | Local government buildings in London | Legal London ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... The Kent coat of arms For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... For the similarly named county in the West Midlands region, see Herefordshire. ... Not to be confused with Surry. ... (Redirected from 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica) The Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1911) in many ways represents the sum of knowledge at the beginning of the 20th century. ...

The enlargement under the 1839 Act was carried out by order in council issued on January 3, 1840, which listed the following "parishes, townships, precincts, and places" ... "should be added to, and form part of, the metropolitan police district":^[1] An Order-in-Council is a type of legislation in the United Kingdom and in the Commonwealth of Nations which is formally made in the name of the Queen by the Privy Council (Queen-in-Council), or the Governor-General in a Commonwealth realm or Governor by the Executive Council... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1946 the Metropolitan Police District was somewhat redrawn by the Police Act 1946, to match the then local government boundaries. The boroughs of Dartford and Watford, the urban district of Caterham and Warlingham and the parish of St. Peter Rural were wholly excluded from the District; whilst the borough of Epsom and Ewell, the urban districts of Banstead, Cheshunt, Coulsdon and Purley, Crayford, Esher and Orpington were brought wholly within the district.^[2] The definition, in the Fourth Schedule is as follows:^[3] Ashford is a town in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne in England. ... East Bedfont, or simply Bedfont, straddles the Staines Road at the west of the London Borough of Hounslow from Baber Bridge on the River Crane to the boundary with Ashford. ... Cowley is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon. ... Cranford, the best-known of Elizabeth Gaskells novels, was first published in 1851 as a serial in the magazine Household Words (edited by Charles Dickens). ... 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In 1965 the boundaries of London were redrawn to broadly, but not exactly, match the MPD, and the MPD defined again by section 76 of the London Government Act 1963. The areas of Romford and Hornchurch, which had not previously been covered by the MPD but were in Greater London, were added. The County of London was an administrative county and ceremonial county of England from 1889 to 1965. ... Motto: Domine dirige nos Latin: Lord, guide us Shown within Greater London Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region Greater London Status sui generis, City and Ceremonial County Admin HQ Guildhall Government  - Leadership see text  - Mayor John Stuttard  - MP Mark Field  - London Assembly John Biggs Area  - City  1. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... Croydon was a local government district in north east Surrey from 1849 to 1965. ... 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In 1974 it was again restated, by S.I. 1974/482:^[4][5]

• Greater London, excluding the City of London and the Temples
• Essex: Epping Forest : former Chigwell Urban District and parish of Waltham Abbey
• Hertfordshire: Broxbourne : former Cheshunt urban district
• Hertfordshire: Hertsmere
• Hertfordshire: Welwyn Hatfield: parish of Northaw (Northaw and Cuffley)
• Surrey: Elmbridge: former Esher urban district
• Surrey: Epsom and Ewell
• Surrey: Spelthorne
• Surrey: Reigate and Banstead: former Banstead urban district

The anomaly of having the Metropolitan Police responsible for areas outside the Greater London boundary continued. In 1998 the Government 'Green Paper' on the Greater London Authority^[6] proposed to create a Police Authority for the Metropolitan Police, who had previously been under the control of the Home Secretary. Initially, the government proposed to retain the areas outside the local government boundary, with a representative appointed to the Police Authority from the councils outside the Greater London Authority boundary. Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Motto: Domine dirige nos Latin: Lord, guide us Shown within Greater London Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region Greater London Status sui generis, City and Ceremonial County Admin HQ Guildhall Government  - Leadership see text  - Mayor John Stuttard  - MP Mark Field  - London Assembly John Biggs Area  - City  1. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Epping Forest is a local government district of the county of Essex, England. ... Chigwell Urban District was an urban district in the county of Essex, England. ... Waltham Abbey in Essex, England was founded in 1030 and a building was constructed on the site by Harold II of England thirty years later. ... For the similarly named county in the West Midlands region, see Herefordshire. ... Broxbourne is a commuter town in the Broxbourne borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England. ... Statistics Population: 51,998 (Census 2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TL358021 Administration District: Broxbourne Shire county: Hertfordshire Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Hertfordshire Historic county: Hertfordshire Services Police force: Hertfordshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: East of England Post... Hertsmere is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. ... Welwyn Hatfield is a local government district in southern Hertfordshire, England. ... Northaw church Northaw is a village in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, England. ... Not to be confused with Surry. ... Elmbridge is a borough in Surrey, England. ... Esher is a town in the Surrey borough of Elmbridge in South East England near the River Mole. ... Epsom and Ewell is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England, covering Epsom and Ewell. ... Spelthorne is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England. ... Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in east Surrey. ... Banstead is a town in Surrey, England, on the border with Greater London. ... In Britain, the Republic of Ireland, and other similar Commonwealth jurisdictions (e. ... The Greater London Authority (GLA) administers the 1579 km² (610 sq. ... Police authority - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office and is responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales, and for immigration and citizenship for the whole United Kingdom (including Scotland and Northern Ireland). ...

However the government changed its mind and in the Greater London Authority Act 1999 the boundaries of the Metropolitan Police District were redefined to match Greater London. The excised county areas were reassigned to Essex Police, Hertfordshire Constabulary and Surrey Police.^[7] The Greater London Authority Act 1999 (1999 c. ... Essex Police is a Home Office (territorial) police force with responsibility for policing the county of Essex in south east England. ... Hertfordshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the county of Hertfordshire in England. ... Surrey Police is the Home Office police force the county of Surrey in the south of England The force is lead by Chief Constable Bob Quick and has its headquarters at Mount Browne, Guildford, Surrey. ...

Exceptions

Not all parts of London, although within the boundaries of the MPD, are policed by the Metropolitan Police. The Greater London Authority Act 1999 defines the Metropolitan Police District as consisting of "Greater London, excluding the City of London, the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple." The City of London has its own police force, the City of London Police, which also covers the Inner and Middle Temples. Motto: Domine dirige nos Latin: Lord, guide us Shown within Greater London Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region Greater London Status sui generis, City and Ceremonial County Admin HQ Guildhall Government  - Leadership see text  - Mayor John Stuttard  - MP Mark Field  - London Assembly John Biggs Area  - City  1. ... Combined coat of arms of the four Inns of Court. ... Part of Middle Temple c. ... City Police Mounted Section officer The City of London Police is the Home Office police force responsible for the City of London, including the Middle and Inner Temple. ...

The London Underground and main line railway stations are policed by the British Transport Police, although they form part of the Metropolitan Police District. The London Underground is a transit system that serves much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... The British Transport Police (BTP) is a non-Home Office national police service responsible for policing the railway system throughout Great Britain. ...

The Royal Parks of London used to be policed by a separate force called the Royal Parks Constabulary (RPC). The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 abolished the RPC and placed the parks under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Police. The Royal Parks of London are lands originally owned by the monarchy of England or the United Kingdom for the recreation of the royal family. ... The Royal Parks Constabulary (RPC) is the police force formerly responsible for the Royal Parks in London and a number of other locations in Greater London, England and Edinburgh, Scotland; it now only exists in Scotland as part of Historic Scotland. ... The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (SOCPA) (2005 c. ...

References

1. ^ Order in Council enlarging the Metropolitan Police District (SI 1840 5001)
2. ^ Home Office Circular 100/1946
3. ^ Police Act 1946, 9 & 10 Geo. 6 ch. 46
4. ^ Hansard 4 May 1999 : Column 782
5. ^ National Archives: Explanatory note describing Metropolitan Police District in 1991. Retrieved January 30, 2006.
6. ^ "A Mayor and Assembly for London", HMSO, 1998, pages 62-67.
7. ^ HMSO, Greater London Authority Act 1999. 1999 c. 29

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