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When did Hammersmith become part of London?
Hammersmith and Fulham, formerly Hammersmith, inner borough of London, England, part of the historic county of Middlesex. It lies north of the River Thames and west of Kensington and Chelsea. It was created a borough in 1965 by the amalgamation of the former metropolitan boroughs of Fulham and Hammersmith.
When was Hammersmith built?
| Hammersmith Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Construction cost | £80,000 (first bridge) £82,117 (current bridge) |
| Opened | 6 October 1827 (first bridge) 11 June 1887 (current bridge) |
| Inaugurated | 6 October 1827 (first bridge) 11 June 1887 (current bridge) |
| Rebuilt | 1884–1887 |
Is Hammersmith a posh area?
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is the fourth most expensive borough in London after City of Westminster, Royal Borough of Kensington and Camden so property in Hammersmith may not be cheap, although prices do become fairer towards some areas of Shepherd’s Bush and North Fulham.
When did Hammersmith become a borough of London?
Hammersmith was a civil parish and metropolitan borough in London, England. It was formed as a civil parish in 1834 from the chapelry of Hammersmith that had existed in the ancient parish of Fulham, Middlesex since 1631. The parish was grouped with Fulham as the Fulham District from 1855 until 1886,…
What was the ancient parish of Hammersmith and Fulham?
Hammersmith was part of the ancient parish of Fulham, Middlesex which occupied broadly the same area as the current London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in Greater London.
When did Fulham become a part of London?
The parish was grouped with Fulham as the Fulham District from 1855 until 1886, when separate parish administration was restored. In 1889 it became part of the County of London and in 1900 it became a metropolitan borough.