Greenwich District (Metropolis)

Greenwich
Town Hall on Greenwich Road
Area
 • 18913,425 acres (13.86 km2)
Population
 • 1891165,413
Density
 • 189148/acre
History
 • Created1855
 • Abolished1900
 • Succeeded byMetropolitan Borough of Deptford
Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich
StatusDistrict
GovernmentGreenwich District Board of Works
 • HQGreenwich Church Street (1855–1877)
Town Hall, Greenwich Road (1877–1900)

Greenwich was a local government district within the metropolitan area of London, England from 1855 to 1900. It was formed by the Metropolis Management Act 1855 and was governed by the Greenwich District Board of Works, which consisted of elected vestrymen.

Until 1889 the district was partly in the counties of Kent and Surrey, but included in the area of the Metropolitan Board of Works. In 1889 the area of the MBW was constituted the County of London, and the district board became a local authority under the London County Council.