Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status	London borough Royal borough
Area — Total	Ranked Ranked 353rd 12.13 km²
ONS code	00AW
Admin HQ	Kensington
Demographics
Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density	Ranked 67th (of 354) 196,200 16,175 / km²
Ethnicity	79% White 7.0% Afro-Caribbean 4.9% South Asian 1.6% Chinese Expatriate Origins: 5.1% United States, 3.0% France Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ... English Regis Bere Regis Bognor Regis Grafton Regis Houghton Regis Lyme Regis Melcombe Regis Rowley Regis Wyke Regis Royal Royal Berkshire Royal Leamington Spa Royal Tunbridge Wells Royal Borough Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Former Royal Borough... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by area. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... Density, or volumic mass (ISO 31), is a measure of mass per volume. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by population. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caribbean British. ... The term British Asian is used to denote a person of South Asian ancestry or origin, who was born in or was an immigrant to the United Kingdom, former heartland of the British Empire. ... An expatriate (in abbreviated form, expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of his upbringing or legal residence. ...
Politics
Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
Mayor	Cllr Tim Ahern
Executive	Conservative
MPs	Karen Buck (Lab) Malcolm Rifkind (Con)
London Assembly — Member	West Central Angie Bray (Con)
Coat of Arms
Official website	http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (often abbreviated to RBKC) is a London borough in the west side of central London. The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Karen Patricia Buck (born August 30, 1958, Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) has been the Labour member of Parliament for Regents Park and Kensington North since 1997. ... The Rt Hon. ... The London Assembly is an elected body that supervises the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. ... West Central is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ... Angie Bray is a Conservative Party politician and member of the London Assembly for West Central London. ... Image File history File links Arms of Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ... Central London is a much-used but unofficial and vaguely defined term for the most inner part of London, the capital of England. ...

It is an urban area and was named in the 2001 census as the most densely populated local authority in the United Kingdom, with a population of 158,919 at 13,244 per square kilometre (the land area is approximately 12 square kilometres). An urban area is a term used to define an area where there is an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). ...

The borough is immediately to the west of the City of Westminster, which is at the heart of modern London, and itself contains a substantial number of city centre facilities such as major museums and universities (in "Albertopolis"), department stores like Harrods, and embassies. It also contains many of the most exclusive residential districts in 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. ... Albertopolis is a nickname for the area in South Kensington, London, between Cromwell Road and Kensington Gore, which contains several educational and cultural sites, including Imperial College Natural History Museum Royal Albert Hall Royal College of Art Royal College of Music Royal College of Organists Royal Geographical Society Science Museum... The Harrods storefront Harrods is an upmarket department store on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. ...

History

It was created in 1965 from the former boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea. Kensington's Royal Borough status was inherited by the new borough. The new borough was originally to be called just 'Kensington' - the inclusion of Chelsea was locally supported.^[1] 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. ... English Regis Bere Regis Bognor Regis Grafton Regis Houghton Regis Lyme Regis Melcombe Regis Rowley Regis Wyke Regis Royal Royal Berkshire Royal Leamington Spa Royal Tunbridge Wells Royal Borough Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Former Royal Borough...

Districts in Kensington and Chelsea

The borough includes the areas of:

• Brompton
• Chelsea
• Earl's Court
• Holland Park
• Kensington
• North Kensington
• Notting Hill
• South Kensington
• West Brompton
  • see also Kensington and Chelsea parks and open spaces

Brompton is a locality in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. ... Statue of Thomas More on Cheyne Walk. ... Earls Court is a place in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in London, England. ... Holland Park is a district and a public park in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in west central London in England. ... Kensington is an area to the west of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. ... North Kensington is an area of west London lying north of Notting Hill and south of Kensal Green. ... For the film, see Notting Hill (film). ... The junction with Old Brompton Road and Pelham Street, outside South Kensington tube station. ... West Brompton is an area of South-West London, within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. ... The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, an Inner London borough, has responsibility for some of the parks and open spaces within its boundaries. ...

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the borough has a population of 158,919. It is 79% white, 4% Black African and 3% Black Caribbean. 44% of households are owner–occupiers.

As of October 2004, statistics released [1] by the Office for National Statistics show that life expectancy at birth for females in Kensington and Chelsea was 84.8 years in 2001-2003, the highest in the United Kingdom. Male life expectancy at birth for the same period was 79.8 years, third highest in the UK. The figures for Kensington and Chelsea during 1991-1993 were significantly lower: 73.0 years for males (ranking 301st in the nation) and 80.0 for females (ranking 129th). 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the government executive agency charged with the collection and publication of statistics related to the economy, population and society of the United Kingdom at national and local levels. ... World map of life expectancy Life expectancy is a statistical measure defined as the expected (mean) survival of human beings based upon a number of criteria such as gender and geographic location. ...

Kensington & Chelsea's affluence is demonstrated by the fact that it has the largest number of high-earners (over £60,000) of any local government district in the country — 16.6% [2]. It has the highest number of workers in the financial sector and the lowest number working in the retail sector.

In December 2006, Sport England published a survey which revealed that residents of Kensington and Chelsea were the 4th most active in England in sports and other fitness activities. 27.9% of the population participate at least 3 times a week for 30 minutes.[3] Sport England logo Sport England (formerly the English Sports Council) is the body responsible for distributing funds and providing strategic guidance for sporting activity in England. ...

Politics

Originally two separate metropolitan boroughs with their own town halls and administrations, it has today a single united local government authority, the Kensington & Chelsea London Borough Council, based in Kensington. One of its more notable (or notorious) Leaders was Nicholas Freeman, who was Leader from 1977 until 1989. Nicholas Freeman (25 July 1939 - November 1989), OBE (1985) was the Conservative Party leader of the London Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council in the United Kingdom from 1977 until 1989; he was also its Mayor in 1988. ...

The borough is divided between two constituencies represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom: A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ...

• Kensington and Chelsea, held by Malcolm Rifkind for the Conservative Party, and
• Regent's Park and Kensington North, currently held by Karen Buck for the Labour Party.

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Places of worship

The Royal Borough has a number of notable Christian churches, including:

• Brompton Oratory - Roman Catholic
• Chelsea Old Church (All Saints) - Church of England
• Holy Trinity Brompton - Church of England
• St Columba's, Pont Street - Church of Scotland

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Education

Within the council, the education department finances state-operated schools in the borough.[4] Some of them are:

-St Thomas school.

-Ashburnham Community School

-Bousfield Primary School

-Christ Church CofE Primary School

-Colville Primary School

-Fox Primary School

-Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

-Marlborough Primary School

-Middle Row Primary School

-Oratory RC Primary School

-Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School

-Oxford Gardens Primary School

-Park Walk Primary School

-Servite RC Primary School

-St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School

-St Charles RC Primary School

-St Clements and St James CofE Primary School

-St Cuthbert with St Matthias CofE Primary School

-St Francis of Assisi RC Primary School

-St Joseph RC Primary School

-St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School

-St Mary's RC Primary School

-St Thomas CofE Primary School

-Thomas Jones Primary School

-Kensington and Chelsea Pupil Referral Unit

-Ashbourne Independent Sixth Form College

-Holland Park School

-Sion-Manning RC School for Girls

-St Thomas More RC Language College This is a secundary school in the Royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea. ...

-The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School

-Chelsea Children's Hospital School

-Chelsea Open Air Nursery School.

References

1. ^ Chelsea Name Retained: New Decisions on Three Boroughs. The Times. January 3, 1963

External links

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