Hammersmith and Fulham
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in West London, and forms part of Inner London. The borough was formed in 1965 by merging the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith as well as the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham. It was called the 'London Borough of Hammersmith' till its name was changed on 1 January 1979 by the borough council. The two had been joined together previously as the Fulham District from 1855 to 1886. The borough covers a total area of 6.33 square miles.
In line with population estimates in the middle of 2014, it includes a permanent population of about 178365 people. Within this population, about 50 per cent of households are owner-occupiers. Passed through by the east-west main roads of the A4 Great West Road and also the A40 Westway, lots of international corporations have offices within the borough.
Hammersmith and Fulham is served by a variety of London Overground and London Underground stations. The borough is unique in London in housing three professional football clubs: Chelsea, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers. Hammersmith and Fulham consists of 4 theatres and the Lyric Hammersmith, on Lyric Square off King Street, is viewed as one of the most notable theatres outside the West End in London.
