14 Aug
Roofing | Commercial
London - SW6
Enquiry from: Alex W
Start Date: Immediate
New Gutters at back of terraced house
Kensington and Chelsea
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is an inner London borough of Royal borough status, to the west of the centre. The borough was formed in 1965 from the former boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea. Kensington's Royal Borough status was inherited by the new borough. It covers an area of 4.68 square miles. As the smallest borough in London as well as the second smallest district in England, this urban area is among the most densely populated within the United Kingdom.
In accordance with estimates from the middle of 2014, the borough includes a permanent population of approximately 156190 individuals.
The borough is immediately towards the west of the City of Westminster and towards the east of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It contains main museums and universities in Albertopolis, department stores such as Harrods, Peter Jones and Harvey Nichols, and embassies in Belgravia, Knightsbridge and Kensington Gardens. It's home to the Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's biggest. It includes lots of the most highly-priced residential districts in London and even in the world, as well as districts with high levels of social housing and poverty. The local authority is Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council. The borough's motto is Quam Bonum in Unum Habitare, which is usually roughly translated as 'How good to dwell in unity'.
