Middlesex

Middlesex is one of the 39 traditional counties of England. When county councils were introduced in England in 1889 part of Middlesex was used to form the County of London and the remainder formed the administrative county of Middlesex.

Modern history

Introduction of county councils

The north western suburbs of London steadily covered large parts of Middlesex, especially following the coming of the railways. In 1889, much of the area to the south east became part of the County of London. This area was later divided into metropolitan boroughs which were merged in 1965 to form the following present-day boroughs:

Related Topics:
1889 - County of London - Metropolitan boroughs - 1965

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• London Borough of Camden
• London Borough of Hackney
• London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
• London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
• London Borough of Islington
• London Borough of Tower Hamlets
• City of Westminster

The remainder of the county came under the control of Middlesex County Council.

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Districts

The county was initially divided into rural districts and urban districts. Through mergers and changes by 1965 there were no rural districts remaining and many urban districts had become municipal boroughs such that the county was divided into:

Related Topics:
Rural district - Urban district - Municipal borough

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• Municipal Borough of Acton
• Municipal Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
• Municipal Borough of Ealing
• Municipal Borough of Edmonton
• Municipal Borough of Enfield
• Feltham Urban District
• Municipal Borough of Finchley
• Friern Barnet Urban District
• Municipal Borough of Harrow
• Hayes and Harlington Urban District
• Municipal Borough of Hendon
• Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth
• Municipal Borough of Hornsey
• Potters Bar Urban District
• Ruislip Northwood Urban District
• Municipal Borough of Southall
• Municipal Borough of Southgate
• Staines Urban District
• Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District
• Municipal Borough of Tottenham
• Municipal Borough of Twickenham
• Municipal Borough of Uxbridge
• Municipal Borough of Wembley
• Municipal Borough of Willesden
• Municipal Borough of Wood Green
• Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District

Creation of Greater London

After 1889 the growth of London did not cease and the county became almost entirely urbanised by its suburbs. Many of the boroughs in the area were demanding independence from Middlesex County Council as county boroughs, which if granted would have left Middlesex County Council controlling an area with three distinct and unconnected fragments - in the west, the south-east and the north of the county.

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Instead, in 1965, nearly all the remainder of Middlesex became part of Greater London and formed the new London boroughs of:

Related Topics:
1965 - Greater London - London borough

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• London Borough of Barnet (part only)
• London Borough of Brent
• London Borough of Ealing
• London Borough of Enfield
• London Borough of Haringey
• London Borough of Harrow
• London Borough of Hillingdon
• London Borough of Hounslow
• London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (part only)

The remaining areas were Potters Bar Urban District which became part of Hertfordshire, while Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District and Staines Urban District became part of Surrey.

Related Topics:
Potters Bar Urban District - Hertfordshire - Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District - Staines Urban District - Surrey

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Recent changes

In 1974 the three urban districts that had been transferred to Hertfordshire and Surrey were abolished and became the districts of Hertsmere (part only) and Spelthorne respectively.

Related Topics:
1974 - Urban districts - Hertsmere - Spelthorne

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In 1995 the village of Poyle was transferred from Spelthorne to the Berkshire borough of Slough.

Related Topics:
1995 - Poyle - Berkshire - Slough

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