Camden is one of the Inner London boroughs. Situated slightly to the northwest, Camden’s southern tip forms part of Central London. Currently, the local governing body is Camden London Borough Council. The borough itself was formed after a merger of three former districts of the capital (now suburbs within the borough), namely St Pancras, Holborn and Hampstead. These former metropolitan boroughs were merged into the new entity of Camden in nineteen sixty five. If looking to get rid of rubbish or old household/office junk in the Borough of Camden consider using local junk removal services in Fitzrovia, or some of the rubbish disposal companies in Gospel Oak, there are also reliable waste removal businesses in Kentish Town. The new borough took the name of its principle town – Camden Town. Camden Town itself was named after Sir Charles Pratt- first earl of Camden (1795. The borough of Camden (and prior to that Camden Town) has been home to many notable people. At the moment, there are hundred and sixty two blue English heritage plaques across the borough, pointing to homes and workplaces of some of these notable former residents.
Strategic Location
The London Borough of Camden is strategically located within Greater London as it provides good connection between various quarters of the city like Inner and Outer London, as well as Central and North London. In the south, Camden Borough reaches from Holborn to Bloomsbury, in the north the borough touches Hampstead Heath. Camden also shares its southern boundary with City of Westminster and City of London, while Brent sits on its western border. The Boroughs of Haringey and Barnet share some of Camden’s north bounds, with its entire eastern perimeter occupied by Islington. The borough contains most of the N postcodes in the city, along with many NWs and some E postcode areas as well.
Demographics and Historical Facts
London was growing in population numbers for the most part of the 19th century, Camden Town made no exception. The area from which the modern day borough was formed was home to nearly one hundred thousand residents, whose numbers grew to more than ¼ of a million people within the five decades from 1800 to 1850. The arrival of the railways though (1850s onwards) brought a decrease in population as some people were left homeless by the construction of train lines and railway stations/termini all across Camden. Perhaps the arrival of the railways did attract certain number of individuals with employment opportunities so eventually local population topped out at about 377 000 in the late 1890s. During the second half of the 19th century, slums formed and slowly grew in Camden, the situation was quite bad especially in areas like St Pancras and Holborn so the government took extensive measures to clear away these slums and find a solution for the people living there.
After the Second World War, the authorities began building homes in Camden and started rehousing Londoners who had lost their homes in the Blitz (Nazi bombing campaign against London). Many people though chose to relocate entirely and left Central London in favour of the so called new towns. In the decades that followed, Camden’s population was dropping – local industry was in steady and irreversible decline so people were moving away in search of better life. From 1970 to 1980, Camden Borough’s population had dropped to 161 thousand people. Since 1900 though people have started coming back to Camden – new housing developments and livening up of local economy are the main factors. The borough has regained much of its original population numbers since the early 2000s.
It hasn’t been all smooth sailing for Camden Borough though as in the early 2000s, a number of scathing reports (from high standing public officials) revealed what became known as ‘Two Camdens Syndrome’ where certain residents of the borough were deprived of quality education and healthcare as opposed to other who received much better housing, education and healthcare services.
Places of Interest and Attractions in Borough of Camden
The Borough of Camden is home a large number of places of interest and attractions, of national and international importance. This link will take you to a full list of attractions and key places of interest within the borough, as there are simply too many to list in a single article such as this one.
