Woolwich | |
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Woolwich Town Hall | |
Woolwich within the County of London | |
History | |
• Created | 1900 |
• Abolished | 1965 |
• Succeeded by | London Borough of Greenwich London Borough of Newham |
Status | Metropolitan borough |
Government | Woolwich Borough Council |
• HQ | Wellington Street |
• Motto | Clamant nostra tela in Regis querela (Our weapons clash in the King's quarrel) |
Coat of arms of the borough council | |
Map of borough boundary |
The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich was a metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965. It was formed from the civil parishes of Eltham, Plumstead and Woolwich. Its former area is now part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Newham.