Hammersmith and Fulham
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in West London, and forms part of Inner London. The local council is Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council. It was called the 'London Borough of Hammersmith' until 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.
Based on population estimates in the middle of 2014, it features a permanent population of around 178365 inhabitants. 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 the A40 Westway, a lot of international corporations have offices inside the borough.
Hammersmith and Fulham is served by several London Overground and London Underground stations. Hammersmith and Fulham Rugby Football Club have been playing inside the borough at Hurlingham Park for over 30 years, and the borough is also home to a tennis club, a boxing club, and a rowing club. Hammersmith and Fulham contains 4 theatres and the Lyric Hammersmith, on Lyric Square off King Street, is considered one of the most notable theatres outside the West End in London.
