Metropolitan Borough of Kensington
| Kensington | |
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 Kensington within the County of London |
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| History | |
| • Created | 1900 |
| • Abolished | 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
| Status |
Metropolitan borough (and Royal borough from 1901) |
| Government | Kensington Borough Council |
| • HQ | Kensington High Street |
| • Motto | Quid Nobis Ardut (What is hard for us) |
 Coat of arms of the borough council |
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The Metropolitan Borough of Kensington was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965.
It bordered Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Paddington, and Westminster.
It included Kensington, South Kensington, Earls Court, Notting Hill, Brompton and part of Kensal Green.
In 1901 it was granted the status of a royal borough, and therefore from then was also known as the Royal Borough of Kensington. The status was granted after the death of Queen Victoria, in accordance with her wish (she was born at Kensington Palace in the borough). [1]
In 1965 it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea to form the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
A number of street name plaques still bear the designation "Royal Borough of Kensington"; one such sign, in Portobello Road, is seen fleetingly in the Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971).
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