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44:
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717:
272:
705:
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St Giles, St George (patron saint of
Bloomsbury) and St Andrew (patron saint of Holborn) were depicted on the borough seal. The several constituent parishes were illustrated in the
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for elections: Central St Giles, Lincoln's Inn, North
Bloomsbury, North St Andrew, North St Giles, Saffron Hill, South Bloomsbury, South East St Andrew and St George the Martyr.
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commemorate the
Borough when it was amalgamated in 1965, and bear an inscription to this effect, although the arch that bore the borough's arms has since been removed.
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1649:
366:
690:
1722:
1742:
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GB Historical GIS / University of
Portsmouth, Holborn CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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934:
371:
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1527:
361:
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307:
225:
496:. It also had the smallest population of any of the boroughs throughout its existence. The populations recorded in National Censuses were:
449:
1520:
1239:
912:
1184:
1440:
1289:
1344:
927:
398:
In 1930 these seven were combined into a single civil parish called
Holborn, which was conterminous with the metropolitan borough.
1086:
780:
1470:
1445:
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Charges from these arms were used, together with charges from the coats of arms of
Hampstead and of St. Pancras, when the new
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1377:
1071:
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857:
676:
1279:
1096:
1016:
920:
826:
465:
30:
1669:
1568:
1430:
1091:
1076:
1061:
1051:
1036:
981:
971:
785:
683:
330:
1624:
1558:
1066:
1031:
1021:
1006:
966:
334:
1501:
1450:
1299:
1179:
1101:
1046:
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991:
669:
1732:
1339:
1319:
1081:
1041:
1011:
986:
1659:
1598:
1475:
1362:
1334:
1314:
1309:
1144:
1056:
1001:
738:
406:
1593:
1465:
1324:
1304:
1264:
1249:
1149:
402:
1512:
1455:
1372:
1329:
1294:
1269:
1254:
1174:
1133:
652:
1415:
1367:
1284:
1274:
1244:
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1164:
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1644:
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1212:
1189:
1154:
944:
733:
1435:
1425:
1159:
806:
350:
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1226:
492:, with an area of between 405 and 407 acres (1.6 km). Therefore, it was even smaller than the
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211:
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1382:
1138:
880:
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Edition' Map of London (1912-14) at 1:2500 scale. Accessed at
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In 1950 the borough's representation was reduced to half a seat, when it was merged with part of
271:
1496:
1259:
817:
Statistical
Abstract for London, 1901 (Vol. IV); Census tables for Holborn Metropolitan Borough
477:
1207:
957:
901:
242:
1397:
401:
Previous to the borough's formation it had been administered by two separate local bodies:
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8:
476:, and still has the coat of arms in the façade. The entrance gate piers to the church of
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469:
376:
35:
704:
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1629:
952:
776:
489:
434:
414:
387:
323:
311:
763:
43:
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A map showing the wards of
Holborn Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1952.
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1619:
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897:
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438:
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382:
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426:
488:
Holborn was the smallest of the twenty-eight metropolitan boroughs of the
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1639:
392:
319:
1222:
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had not been under the control of any local authority prior to 1900.
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granted to
Holborn in 1906, while the supporters, the Lion and the
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430:
315:
357:; all but the first of these were historically part of Holborn:
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1407:
881:
1125:
255:
1354:
943:
Local government districts abolished or transferred by the
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area still bear the "Borough of Holborn" area designation.
1650:
St Andrew Holborn Above the Bars with St George the Martyr
367:
St Andrew Holborn Above the Bars with St George the Martyr
265:(Many shall pass through and learning shall be increased)
1748:
Districts abolished by the London Government Act 1963
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Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden, Ely Rents and Ely Place
314:
between 1900 and 1965. The borough included most of
775:
672:, the borough was represented by one constituency:
906:Municipal Year Book of the United Kingdom for 1907
318:(the parts outside the City of London) as well as
859:Post Office London County Suburbs Directory, 1919
1714:
1660:St Giles in the Fields and St George Bloomsbury
764:http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10234116
362:St Giles in the Fields and St George Bloomsbury
1723:Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London
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896:
1743:1965 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
450:coat of arms of the London Borough of Camden
344:
1535:
1521:
935:
921:
663:
349:The borough was formed in 1900 from seven
1738:1900 establishments in the United Kingdom
781:"Holborn Town Hall and Library (1378893)"
329:In 1965 the borough amalgamated with the
262:Multi Pertransibunt et Augebitur Scientia
642:
460:Several of the street name signs in the
1728:History of the London Borough of Camden
1715:
483:
1516:
916:
1117:Constituent parts of Greater London
277:Coat of arms of the borough council
49:Holborn within the County of London
13:
890:
786:National Heritage List for England
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651:The borough was divided into nine
472:, built in 1894, still exists, on
331:Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras
14:
1764:
455:
335:Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead
1577:
1543:History of the formation of the
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715:
703:
407:St Giles District Board of Works
270:
42:
29:
766:Date accessed: 19 February 2015
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403:Holborn District Board of Works
304:Metropolitan Borough of Holborn
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739:Metropolis Management Act 1855
579:Metropolitan Borough 1900-1961
500:Constituent parishes 1801–1899
207: • Succeeded by
16:Metropolitan borough in London
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212:London Borough of Camden
88:407 acres (1.65 km)
78:406 acres (1.64 km)
68:405 acres (1.64 km)
908:. London: Edward Lloyd.
664:Parliament constituency
372:Liberty of Saffron Hill
296:Map of borough boundary
235:Holborn Borough Council
1733:20th century in London
1655:St Giles in the Fields
1378:Chislehurst and Sidcup
1240:Brentford and Chiswick
648:
478:St Giles-in-the-Fields
452:was designed in 1965.
355:extra-parochial places
197: • Abolished
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1665:St George Bloomsbury
1441:Kingston-upon-Thames
1290:Heston and Isleworth
1280:Hayes and Harlington
833:accessed 14 Dec 2006
308:metropolitan borough
226:Metropolitan borough
187: • Created
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484:Population and area
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166: • 1961
156: • 1931
146: • 1911
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115: • 1931
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84: • 1961
74: • 1931
64: • 1911
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1717:Categories
1687:51°31′02″N
1670:St Pancras
1640:Staple Inn
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1062:Shoreditch
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1037:Kensington
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1485:Transfers
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1393:Orpington
1363:Beckenham
1335:Willesden
1315:Tottenham
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1067:Southwark
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1466:Surbiton
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150:121/acre
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1042:Lambeth
1027:Holborn
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987:Chelsea
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1408:Surrey
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621:43,192
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557:93,767
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