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46: 60: 685: 1222: 279: 1690: 772:. The unions were amalgamated in 1913 to form the City of Westminster Union. The parishes and unions were then abolished in 1922 and replaced with a single City of Westminster parish for poor law purposes. The parish continued to exist until 1965, but ceased to have any role in the administration of the poor law in 1930 when responsibility transferred to the 696:
for elections: Charing Cross, Conduit, Covent Garden, Great Marlborough, Grosvenor, Hamlet of Knightsbridge, Knightsbridge St George's, Pall Mall, Regent, St Anne, St John, St Margaret, Strand and Victoria.
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in Charing Cross Road (built in 1890–91 by Robert Walker, replacing an earlier vestry hall). It can also be seen on the entrance to the car park beneath 10 Spring Gardens (home of the
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Previous to the borough's formation it had been administered by five separate local bodies: the Vestry of St George Hanover Square, the Vestry of St Martin in the Fields,
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, City of Westminster CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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and the Vestry of Westminster St James. The Close of the Collegiate Church of St Peter had not been under the control of any local authority prior to 1900.
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Westminster MetB through time | Population Statistics | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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in 1541. The diocese was suppressed in 1550, but the area was still known as a "city", although without official sanction.
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Statistical Abstract for London, 1901 (Vol. IV); Census tables for Metropolitan Borough of Westminster
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Ordnance Survey 'County Series 3rd Edition' Map of London (1912-14) at 1:2500 scale. Accessed at
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family, who have had a long association with the borough. The arms were first granted in 1601.
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This article is about the entity that existed from 1900 to 1965. For the current borough, see
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In 1950 the borough's representation was reduced to half a seat, when it was merged with the
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The parishes which made up the borough were within the St George's, Strand and Westminster
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The borough covered 2,503 acres (10.1 km). The population recorded in the Census was:
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A map showing the wards of Westminster Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.
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It consisted of the area that is now part of the City of Westminster and south of
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The arms of Westminster represent two monarchs, closely associated with the City.
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By royal charter dated 29 October 1900, the borough was granted the title
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Hibbert, Christopher; Weinreb, Ben; Keay, Julia; Keay, John (2008).
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In 1918 the borough's representation was reduced to two seats:
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Local government districts abolished or transferred by the
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It was abolished in 1965 and its area became part of the
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Custodi Civitatem Domine (O Lord, watch over the City)
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Districts abolished by the London Government Act 1963
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The Arms of The Metropolitan Borough of Westminster
metropolitan borough
County of London
England
Diocese of Westminster
Edward the Confessor
Westminster Abbey
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House of Commons
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