The Metropolitan Borough of Kensington was a Metropolitan borough

Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London

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 in the County of London

County of London

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 from 1900 to 1965.

It bordered Chelsea

Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea

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, Fulham

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, Hammersmith

Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith

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, Paddington

Metropolitan Borough of Paddington

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, and Westminster

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It included Kensington

Kensington

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, South Kensington

South Kensington

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, Earls Court

Earls Court

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, Notting Hill

Notting Hill

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, Brompton

Brompton, Kensington

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 and part of Kensal Green

Kensal Green

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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

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, in accordance with her wish (she was born at Kensington Palace

Kensington Palace

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 in the borough). http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/YourCouncil/general/coatofarms.asp

In 1965 it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea

Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea

The Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea was a Metropolitan borough of the County of London between 1900 and 1965. It was created by the London Government Act 1899 from most of the ancient parish of Chelsea...

 to form the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

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A number of street name plaques still bear the designation "Borough of Kensington."

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is derived from those of the former Lords of the Manor, and that of the parish church, which is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Area and population

The Kensington borough covered 2291 acres (9.3 km²) once part of Kensal New Town (a detached part of Chelsea before 1901) became incorporated. The population of Kensington recorded in the Census, which excludes Kensal New Town before 1901, was:

Year	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901
Population	8,556	10,886	14,428	20,902	26,834	44,053	70,108	120,299	163,151	166,308	176,628