Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey

The Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey was a district in the metropolitan area of the British capital London, with the status of a metropolitan borough. It existed from 1900 to 1965 and was at the center of the former county of County of London.

History

The district originated from the Civil parishes Bermondsey and Rotherhithe, and from the St Olave District. The latter was an administrative community of small Civil parishes Southwark St John Horsleydown, Southwark St Olave and Southwark St Thomas. All communities were originally in the county of Surrey and belonged from 1855 to the catchment area of the administration union Metropolitan Board of Works. In 1889, she came to the County of London, eleven years later, they were combined into one metropolitan borough.

At the foundation of Greater London in 1965 arose from the merger of the Metropolitan Boroughs Bermondsey, Camberwell and Southwark London Borough of Southwark.

Statistics

The area was 1504 acres (6.09 km ²). The census revealed the following population figures:

Earlier areas summarized:

Metropolitan Borough: