Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich

Woolwich
Motto: Clamant nostra tela in Regis querela (Our weapons clash in the King's quarrel)
Woolwich Town Hall
Woolwich within the County of London
Geography
Status	Metropolitan borough
HQ	Wellington Street
History
Created	1900
Abolished	1965
Succeeded by	London Borough of Greenwich London Borough of Newham
Politics
Governance	Woolwich Borough Council
Coat of arms of the borough council

The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965.

Formation

The borough was formed from the civil parishes (with previous local authority):

• Eltham (Lee District Board of Works)
• Plumstead (vestry)
• Woolwich (vestry)

Area and population

The area of the borough varied between 8,277 and 8,282 acres (33.5 km²). The population, as recorded at the census, was:^[1]

Civil Parish 1801-1899

Year[1]	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891
Population	12,619	20,983	21,277	22,411	30,787	43,177	69,064	67,880	74,963	98,966

Metropolitan Borough 1900-1961

Year	1901	1911	1921	1931	1941	1951	1961
Population	117,178	121,376	140,389	146,881	[2]	147,891	146,603

Abolition

Most of it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich to form the London Borough of Greenwich, but small parts, including North Woolwich, north of the river were instead included in the London Borough of Newham.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Statistical Abstract for London, 1901 (Vol. IV).
2. ^ The census was suspended for World War II

Coordinates: 51°29′23″N 0°03′53″E / 51.4896°N 0.0647°E / 51.4896; 0.0647