In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Hammersmith like this:
Hammersmith, parl bor. and par., Middlesex, on river Thames, in W. of London, 2287 ac., pop. 71,939; Hammersmith returns 1 member to Parliament; it was made a parliamentary bor. in 1885. Hammersmith Suspension Bridge across the Thames was erected in 1825-27, at a cost of £80,000; it is 688 ft. long and 20 ft. wide, and was the first suspension bridge erected near London.
Hammersmith through time
Click here for graphs and data of how Hammersmith and Fulham has changed over two centuries. For statistics for historical units named after Hammersmith go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hammersmith, in Hammersmith and Fulham and Middlesex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/714
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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