| Brentford and Chiswick | |
|---|---|
 Chiswick Town Hall | |
 Brentford and Chiswick within Middlesex in 1961 | |
| Area | |
| • 1931 | 2,341 acres (9.5 km2) |
| • 1961 | 2,333 acres (9.4 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1921 | 57,970 (equivalent area) |
| • 1961 | 54,833 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1927 |
| • Abolished | 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | London Borough of Hounslow |
| Status | Urban district (until 1932) Municipal borough (from 1932) |
| Government | |
| • Motto | Firmior (Stronger) |
 Coat of arms of the borough council | |
Brentford and Chiswick was a local government district ofMiddlesex,England from 1927 to 1965.
It was created anurban district in 1927 by a merger of the former area of theBrentford Urban District and theChiswick Urban District. It gained the status ofmunicipal borough in 1932. It included the parishes ofChiswick,New Brentford andOld Brentford.
In 1965 the municipal borough was abolished and its former area transferred toGreater London to be combined with that of other districts to form theLondon Borough of Hounslow.
Brentford and Chiswick was also the name of the parliamentary constituency that covered the area. The seat survived until just before theFebruary 1974 general election, when it was expanded westwards and renamedBrentford and Isleworth.
Granted on 1 September 1932, the borough'scoat of arms was: Persaltireargent andgules inchief a representation ofSt. Nicholas proper in base twobars wavyazure and in fesse as many seaxes (Saxon swords) the cutting edges inwards proper pommels and hiltsor.Crest : Issuant out of a Saxon crown or aphoenixsable in flames proper.Supporters : On either side agriffin or gorged with a collar gemel wavy azure.[1]
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 theparish church, together with three seaxes from the arms ofMiddlesex County Council. The blue waves, like those on the supporters, represent theRiver Brent and the Borough's situation beside the RiverThames. The phoenix represents the new borough rising from the ashes of the old Urban District. The griffins appear to have no historical significance.[1]
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