Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead

Hampstead
Hampstead
	; Hampstead Town Hall
	; Hampstead within the former County of London ;
History
• Created	1900
• Abolished	1965
• Succeeded by	London Borough of Camden
Status	Metropolitan borough
Government	Hampstead Borough Council
• HQ	Haverstock Hill
• Motto	Non Sibi Sed Toti (Not for self but for all)
	; Coat of arms of the borough council;
	Map of borough boundary

Last updated October 25, 2023

Hampstead was a civil parish and metropolitan borough in London, England. It was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, governed by an administrative vestry. The parish was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1855 and became part of the County of London in 1889. The parish of Hampstead became a metropolitan borough in 1900, following the London Government Act 1899, with the parish vestry replaced by a borough council. In 1965 the borough was abolished and its former area became part of the London Borough of Camden in Greater London.

Geography

It included Primrose Hill, Hampstead, Belsize Park, West Hampstead, South Hampstead, much of Hampstead Heath and part of Kilburn and Cricklewood. Some street signs still bear the 'Borough of Hampstead' name.

Ecclesiastical parish

The ancient parish, was originally dedicated to St Mary, but in 1747 it was rededicated to St John. It was in the Diocese of London. From 1852, as the population of Hampstead increased, a number of new parishes were formed:^[2]

Christ Church, Hampstead in 1852
St Saviour, Haverstock Hill in 1856
St Mary, Kilburn in 1856
St Peter, Belsize Park in 1859
St Paul, Avenue Road in 1864
St Stephen, Hampstead in 1869
Trinity, West Hampstead in 1872, (renamed Holy Trinity in c.1930)
St Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill in 1873
Emmanuel, West Hampstead in 1885
St Cuthbert, West Hampstead in 1886
St James, West Hampstead in 1888
St Luke, West Hampstead in 1898

In addition, as the population of neighbouring areas increased, parts of Hampstead parish were included in new parishes:

All Souls, St John's Wood in 1865 with parts of All Saints, St John's Wood
St Augustine, Kilburn in 1870 with parts of St Mark, Marylebone and St Saviour, Paddington

Coat of arms

The arms were granted in 1931, and are based on a device used by the Hampstead Vestry without authority, and adopted by the Council on its formation in 1900.

The mitre stands for the Westminster Abbey, to which the Manor of Hampstead was granted by Ethelred the Unready in 986, and remained in its possession until 1539. The fleurs-de-lys and stag's head are from the arms of the Hickes family, one of whom, Viscount Camden, purchased the Manor. On his death in 1629 it passed to the Noel family from whose arms are taken the fretty chief. The Manor was sold to Sir William Langthorne in 1707, who is represented by the white cross and red fleurs-de-lys from his arms.

The holly is from the seal of the old Hampstead Vestry, which grows profusely in the area.

Charges from these arms were used, together with charges from the coats of arms of Holborn and of St. Pancras, when the new coat of arms of the London Borough of Camden was designed in 1965.

The former coat of arms can still be seen on Hampstead War Memorial.

Population and area

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The metropolitan borough was conterminous with the Vestry authority, when it was formed in 1900. Statistics compiled by the London County Council, in 1901 to show the population growth in London, over the preceding century.

Hampstead had an area of 2,265 acres (9.2 km²) in 1901. The populations recorded in National Censuses were:

Hampstead Vestry 1801-1899

Population	4,434	5,483	7,263	8,588	10,093	11,986	19,106	32,281	45,452	68,416
Year^[3]	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891

Metropolitan Borough 1900-1961

Population	81,942	85,495	86,153	88,947	^[5]	95,131	98,844
Year^[4]	1901	1911	1921	1931	1941	1951	1961

Politics

Under the Metropolis Management Act 1855 any parish that exceeded 2,000 ratepayers was to be divided into wards; however the parish of St John Hampstead did not exceed this number so was not divided into wards. By 1873 its population had increased enough for the incorporated vestry to be divided into four wards (electing vestrymen): No. 1 (18), No. 2 (15), No. 3 (15) and No. 4 (12).^[6]

In 1894 as its population had increased further so the incorporated vestry was re-divided into five wards (electing vestrymen): Town (18), Belsize (12), Adelaide (9), Kilburn (21) and West End (12).^[7]^[8]

The metropolitan borough was divided into seven wards for elections: Adelaide, Belsize, Central, Kilburn, Priory, Town and West End.^[9]^[10]

Parliament constituency

For elections to Parliament, the borough was represented by one constituency:

Hampstead

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References

↑ "Hampstead - Coat of arms (crest) of Hampstead". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
↑ "Hampstead: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 9: Hampstead, Paddington". 1989. pp. 145–152. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
↑ Statistical Abstract for London, 1901 (Vol. IV).
↑ Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead: Census Tables at Vision of Britain accessed on 14 Dec 2006
↑ The census was suspended for World War II
↑ The London Gazette Issue: 23955. 4 March 1873. pp. 1370–1371. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
↑ The London Gazette Issue: 26526. 26 June 1894. p. 3673. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
↑ The London Gazette Issue: 26548. 4 September 1894. pp. 5154–5155. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
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↑ Ordnance Survey 'County Series 3rd Edition' Map of London (1912-14) at 1:2500 scale. Accessed at https://www.old-maps.co.uk/

v t e Local government districts abolished or transferred by the London Government Act 1963
London CC	Battersea Bermondsey Bethnal Green Camberwell Chelsea Deptford Finsbury Fulham Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith Hampstead Holborn Islington Kensington Lambeth Lewisham Paddington Poplar Shoreditch Southwark St. Marylebone St. Pancras Stepney Stoke Newington Wandsworth Westminster Woolwich	Constituent parts of Greater London
Essex	Barking Chigwell (part) Chingford Dagenham East Ham Hornchurch Ilford Leyton Romford Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford West Ham
Hertfordshire	Barnet East Barnet
Middlesex, CC	Acton Brentford and Chiswick Ealing Edmonton Enfield Feltham Finchley Friern Barnet Harrow Hayes and Harlington Hendon Heston and Isleworth Hornsey Ruislip-Northwood Southall Southgate Tottenham Twickenham Uxbridge Wembley Willesden Wood Green Yiewsley and West Drayton
Kent	Beckenham Bexley Bromley Chislehurst and Sidcup Crayford Erith Orpington Penge
Surrey	Barnes Beddington and Wallington Carshalton Coulsdon and Purley Croydon Kingston-upon-Thames Malden and Coombe Merton and Morden Mitcham Sutton and Cheam Surbiton Richmond Wimbledon
Transfers	Middlesex to Hertfordshire: Potters Bar Middlesex to Surrey: Staines Sunbury-on-Thames

v t e History of the formation of the London Borough of Camden
Metropolitan boroughs	Hampstead Holborn St Pancras
District boards	Holborn St Giles
Parishes	Furnival's Inn Gray's Inn Hampstead Lincoln's Inn Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden, Ely Rents and Ely Place Staple Inn St Andrew Holborn St Andrew Holborn Above the Bars with St George the Martyr St Giles in the Fields St Giles in the Fields and St George Bloomsbury St George Bloomsbury St Pancras