Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead
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:[1]
- 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 neighboring 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
