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The London borough of Camden was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963. It covered the combined area of the three metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and St Pancras, which were all abolished. [6]
In April 1965, the London Borough of Camden replaced the former metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and St Pancras. It was named after the first Earl Camden, Charles Pratt, who...
Sep 18, 2024 · Camden, inner borough of London, England, in the historic county of Middlesex. It lies to the north of Westminster and the historic City of London. The borough extends some 5 miles (8 km) from below High Holborn (road) to the northern heights of Hampstead Heath. Camden was created a borough in 1965.
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6 days ago · A COMPREHENSIVE history of the first place in the world to be named Camden has been handed over to the borough’s local studies archive – but the stories inside the thick, leather-bound edition tell of lives led many thousands of miles away from NW1.
The London Borough of Camden and its council were created under the London Government Act 1963, with the first election held in 1964. [3] For its first year the council acted as a shadow authority alongside the area's three outgoing authorities, being the councils of the three metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn and St Pancras. [4]
In the early nineteenth century Camden Town had been a quiet, middle class suburb. But by the 1910s the district had become shabby and run down, with a different social mix. David Hayes reviews the early history of Camden Town and the life of its inhabitants in the early twentieth century.
The London Borough of Camden was formed in 1965 from the metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and St Pancras. The borough got its name after Camden Town, which had got its name from Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, in 1795.