page_title: Greenwich District (Metropolis)
hierarchical_section_title: Greenwich District (Metropolis)
caption_attribution_description: English: West Greenwich Community Centre. The building was originally Greenwich Town Hall, a function that is now carried out by the Woolwich Town Hall 331633 since the merger of the two boroughs many years ago.
context_page_description: Greenwich was a local government district within the metropolitan area of London, England from 1855 to 1900. It was formed by the Metropolis Management Act 1855 and was governed by the Greenwich District Board of Works, which consisted of elected vestrymen.
  Until 1889 the district was partly in the counties of Kent and Surrey, but included in the area of the Metropolitan Board of Works. In 1889 the area of the MBW was constituted the County of London, and the district board became a local authority under the London County Council.
context_section_description: Greenwich was a local government district within the metropolitan area of London, England from 1855 to 1900. It was formed by the Metropolis Management Act 1855 and was governed by the Greenwich District Board of Works, which consisted of elected vestrymen.
  Until 1889 the district was partly in the counties of Kent and Surrey, but included in the area of the Metropolitan Board of Works. In 1889 the area of the MBW was constituted the County of London, and the district board became a local authority under the London County Council.
caption: Greenwich Department of Works 1876-1990 and then Greenwich Town Hall from 1900-1939
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