The Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith was, between 1900 and 1965, a Metropolitan borough of the County of London. It included Hammersmith, Wormwood Scrubs, Old Oak Common and Shepherd's Bush.
The borough was formed from the parish of Hammersmith, which had been combined with the parish of Fulham as the Fulham District in 1855. In 1886 the two parishes regained their own vestries when the district was abolished. The Hammersmith Vestry became Hammersmith Borough Council in 1900.
It was merged with the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham to form the London Borough of Hammersmith (later renamed Hammersmith and Fulham). The new London borough retained Hammersmith's motto of Spectemur Agendo (Let us be judged by our acts).
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