City and Liberty of Westminster

Westminster
City of Westminster and Its Liberty

Area
 • 18312,500 acres (10 km2)[1]
Population
 • 1831202,850[2]
Density
 • 183181/acre
History
 • Abolished1900
 • Succeeded byMetropolitan Borough of Westminster
GovernmentWestminster Court of Burgesses
 • HQWestminster

Coat of arms of Westminster from 1601
Subdivisions
 • TypeWards
 • Units12

The City and Liberty of Westminster was a unit of local government in the county of Middlesex, England. It was located immediately to the west of the City of London. Originally under the control of Westminster Abbey, the local authority for the area was the Westminster Court of Burgesses from 1585 to 1900. The area now forms the southern part of the City of Westminster in Greater London.

  1. ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Middlesex hundreds 1831 census population. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  2. ^ "Comparative account, 1831".