Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich

The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich [ wʊlɪtʃ ] 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 in the eastern part of the former county of County of London.

History

The district originated from the Civil parishes Woolwich, Plumstead and Eltham. These communities were originally in the county of Kent and belonged from 1855 to the catchment area of the administration union Metropolitan Board of Works. In 1889, she came to the new County of London, eleven years later, they were combined into one metropolitan borough.

At the foundation of Greater London in 1965, grew out of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich and the largest part of the London Borough of Greenwich Woolwich. The district North Woolwich north of the Thames was separated and since then is the London Borough of Newham.

Statistics

The area was 8281 acres ( 33.51 km ²). The census revealed the following population figures:

Earlier areas summarized:

Metropolitan Borough: