Municipal Borough of Twickenham
| Twickenham | |
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 York House. |
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 Twickenham within Middlesex in 1961 |
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| Area | |
| • 1901 | 2,421 acres (9.8 km2) |
| • 1965 | 7,014 acres (28.4 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 20,991 |
| • 1961 | 100,971 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1868 |
| • Abolished | 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames |
| Status |
Local board 1868 - 1894 |
| • HQ | Twickenham |
| • Motto | Looking Backward, Looking Forward |
 Coat of arms of the borough council |
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Local board 1868 - 1894
Urban district 1894 - 1926
Twickenham was a local government district in Middlesex, England from 1868 to 1965.
Twickenham Local Government District was formed in 1868, when the civil parish of Twickenham adopted the Local Government Act 1858. The district was governed by a local board of 27 members.
The Local Government Act 1894 reconstituted the area of the local board as Twickenham Urban District. Twickenham Urban District Council (UDC), consisting of 24 councillors representing 4 wards, replaced the local board.
In 1926 Twickenham was granted a charter of incorporation to become a municipal borough. The borough council consisted of a mayor, 8 aldermen and 24 councillors, and was divided into 8 wards.
In 1934 the borough was extended by a county review order: the urban districts of Hampton, Hampton Wick and Teddington were all absorbed by Twickenham. The borough council was increased in size with 10 alderman and 30 councillors representing 10 wards. The number of wards was later increased to 11.
The local board met in rented rooms until 1881, when a town hall was opened in King Street. In 1924 Twickenham UDC purchased the historic York House, and after restoration this became the offices for the borough.
The borough was abolished in 1965 with the creation of Greater London. It became part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, along with the Municipal Borough of Barnes and the Municipal Borough of Richmond, both from Surrey. However, York House, which had previously been Twickenham's town hall, would become the municipal headquarters of the new borough.
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