County of London
| County of London (1889-1965) | |
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| Basic data | |
| status |
Ceremonial County Administrative County |
| surface | 302.77 km² (1911) 303.12 km² (1961) |
| population | 4,521,685 (1911) 3,200,484 (1961) |
| politics | |
| administration | London County Council |
| Administrative headquarters | County Hall , Lambeth |
The County of London was an administrative county and a ceremonial county in England from 1889 to 1965 . It comprised the central part of what is now Greater London and was administered by the London County Council . It was bordered to the north and west by Middlesex , to the northeast by Essex , to the southeast by Kent and to the south by Surrey .
history
Although the county was created in 1889 with the Local Government Act 1888 , its territory was already established in 1855 with the Metropolis Management Act 1855 . The area was known as the metropolis and was administered by a variety of parishes and judicial districts that sent MPs to the Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW). The MBW was responsible for the construction and maintenance of roads, bridges and other infrastructure structures.
The County of London was formed from areas that were previously in the counties of Middlesex , Surrey and Kent . These correspond to today's Inner London with the boroughs of Camden , Greenwich , Hackney , Hammersmith and Fulham , Islington , Kensington and Chelsea , Lambeth , Lewisham , Southwark , Tower Hamlets , Wandsworth and Westminster . The City of London did not belong to the County of London , as a merger did not take place.
The city council called itself London County Council (LCC) and replaced its scandalous predecessor MBW. In contrast to the representatives of the MBW, the LCC representatives were elected by the people. The London Government Act in 1900 divided the area of the County of London into 28 boroughs ( metropolitan boroughs ). These formed the second level of administration and replaced the previously existing municipalities and judicial districts.
In 1965 the five times larger administrative area Greater London was formed, consisting of the County of London itself, the largest remaining part of Middlesex and parts of the counties of Essex , Kent, Surrey and Hertfordshire . The Greater London Council (GLC) replaced the LCC.
Metropolitan boroughs
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literature
- Andrew Saint (Ed.): Politics & People of London. The London County Council 1889-1965 . Hambledon Continuum, London 2003. ISBN 1-85285-029-9 .
- I. Max Barlow: Metropolitan Government Routledge geography and Environment Series. Routledge, London 1991. ISBN 0-415-02099-9 .