Metropolitan Borough of Kensington

Kensington

The old Kensington Town Hall

Kensington within the County of London
History
 • Created1900
 • Abolished1965
 • Succeeded byRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
StatusMetropolitan borough
(and Royal borough from 1901)
GovernmentKensington Borough Council
 • HQKensington High Street
 • MottoQuid Nobis Ardui (What is hard for us)
Arms of the Royal Borough of Kensington
Coat of arms of the borough council
Map Map of borough boundary

The Metropolitan Borough of Kensington was a metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965, which since 1901 was known as the Royal Borough of Kensington, following the death of Queen Victoria, in accordance with her wishes.


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