Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich

Greenwich

The former Greenwich Town Hall (until 1939)

Greenwich within the County of London
History
 • Created1900
 • Abolished1965
 • Succeeded byRoyal Borough of Greenwich
StatusMetropolitan borough
GovernmentGreenwich Borough Council
 • HQTown Hall, Greenwich High Road (until 1939); new Town Hall (from 1939)
 • MottoTempore Utimur (We make use of time)
The Arms of The Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich
Map Map of borough boundary

The Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1900 and 1965. It bordered the boroughs of Woolwich, Lewisham and Deptford and, across the River Thames, the borough of Poplar and the County Borough of West Ham in Essex. Within the area of the borough were the Royal Naval College (now the National Maritime Museum), the Royal Observatory and Greenwich Park.

The borough was abolished in 1965, and its area was merged with that of the borough of Woolwich to form the London Borough of Greenwich within the new ceremonial county of Greater London.