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Hampstead Borough Council

Hampstead

Hampstead Old Town Hall (1878)
Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead.svg
Hampstead within the County of London
History
 • Created 1900
 • Abolished 1965
 • Succeeded by London Borough of Camden
Status Metropolitan borough
Government Hampstead Borough Council
 • HQ Haverstock Hill
 • Motto Non Sibi Sed Toti (Not for self but for all)
Arms of the metropolitan borough
Coat of arms of the borough council

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 and Cricklewood. Some street signs still bear the 'Borough of Hampstead' name.

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:

In addition, as the population of neighbouring areas increased, parts of Hampstead parish were included in new parishes:

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.


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