METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMPSTEAD

The 'Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead' was a metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1900 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras and the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn to form the London Borough of Camden.
It included Primrose Hill, Hampstead, Belsize Park, West Hampstead, South Hampstead, much of Hampstead Heath and part of Kilburn. Some street signs still bear the 'Borough of Hampstead' name.

Contents

Coat of arms

Population and area

References

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.

Population and area

The metropolitan borough was conterminous with the Vestry authority, when it was formed in 1900. Statistics compiled by the London County Council, in 1901 show the population growth in London, over the preceding century.
Hampstead had an area of 2,265 acres in 1901 (approximately 9.17 km²). The populations recorded in National Censuses were:
'Hampstead Vestry 1801-1899'

Year[1]	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891
Population	4,434	5,483	7,263	8,588	10,093	11,986	19,106	32,281	45,452	68,416

'Metropolitan Borough 1900-1961'

Year[2]	1901	1911	1921	1931	1941	1951	1961
Population	81,942	85,495	86,153	88,947	[3]	95,131	98,844

References

1. Statistical Abstract for London, 1901 (Vol. IV).
2. Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead: Census Tables at ''Vision of Britain'' accessed on 14 Dec 2006
3. ''The census was suspended for World War II