Brentford and Chiswick was a local government district of Middlesex, England from 1927 to 1965.

History

It was created an

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in 1927 by a merger of the former area of the Brentford Urban District and the

Chiswick Urban District Chiswick was a local government district in the county of Middlesex, England from 1858 to 1927. It was part of the London postal district and the Metropolitan Police District. The Chiswick Improvement Act 1858 created a board of 19 commissioners, ...

. It gained the status of municipal borough in 1932. It included the parishes of

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, New Brentford and Old Brentford. In 1965 the municipal borough was abolished and its former area transferred to

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to be combined with that of other districts to form the London Borough of Hounslow. Brentford and Chiswick was also the name of the parliamentary constituency that covered the area. The seat survived until just before the February 1974 general election, when it was expanded westwards and renamed

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Coat of arms

Granted on 1 September 1932, the borough's coat of arms was: Per saltire argent and

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a representation of St. Nicholas proper in base two bars wavy

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and in fesse as many seaxes (Saxon swords) the cutting edges inwards proper pommels and hilts or.

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: Issuant out of a Saxon crown or a phoenix

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in flames proper.

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s : On either side a

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or gorged with a collar gemel wavy azure. The arms incorporate the emblems which appeared on the seal of the former UDC, which displayed the figures of St. Nicholas in reference to the dedication of the parish church, together with three seaxes from the arms of Middlesex County Council. The blue waves, like those on the supporters, represent the River Brent and the Borough's situation beside the River Thames. The phoenix represents the new Borough rising from the ashes of the old Urban District. The griffins appear to have no historical significance.

References

External links

A Vision of Britain - Brentford and Chiswick MB
Districts abolished by the London Government Act 1963 History of the London Borough of Hounslow Municipal boroughs of England History of local government in Middlesex Brentford, London Chiswick 20th century in Middlesex {{London-geo-stub